Pseudostaurosira decipiens E.Morales, G.Chávez & Ector 2012
Publication Details
Pseudostaurosira decipiens E.Morales, G.Chávez & Ector 2012: 44, figs 2-11, 39-44
Published in: Morales, E.A., Novais, M.H., Chávez, G., Hoffmann, L. L.Ector (2013). Diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) from the Bolivian Altiplano: three new araphid species from the Desaguadero River draining Lake Titicaca. Fottea 12(1): 41-58, 62 fig., 2 tables.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pseudostaurosira is Fragilaria brevistriata Grunow.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Bolivia: Department of Oruro: Desaguadero R.: (17 23 51S, 68 14 33W); (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: G. Chávez; 7.v.2009; ANSP; GC 26815 (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), deceiving (used of a species closely resembling another) (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 January 2014 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 15 September 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 September 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
