Staurastrum antarcticum Anissimova & Kutuzova 2024
Publication Details
Staurastrum antarcticum Anissimova & Kutuzova 2024: 238, figs 2, 3
Published in: Anissimova, O.V. & Kutuzova, I.A. (2024). Staurastrum antarcticum: a new desmid species from a lake in Oasis Larsemann Hills (East Antarctica). Phytotaxa 644(3): 236–240, 3 figures.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Staurastrum is Staurastrum paradoxum Meyen ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "EAST ANTARCTICA, Oasis Larsemann Hills: LH-59 lake, 69°23'31.00"S, 76°21'8.36"E"; (Anissimova & Kutuzova 2024: 238) Holotype: I. Kutuzova; 13 February 2023; epiphyton; MW; preserved as a fixed natural sample, depicted in Figs. 2 A, B (Anissimova & Kutuzova 2024: 238)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of or pertaining to the Antarctic (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 16 April 2024 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 April 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 April 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 June 2025
