Staurastrum senarium Ralfs 1848

Current name: Staurastrum senarium Ralfs
Loch Valley, South Ayrshire , Scotland. - 22 April 2009. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)

Publication Details
Staurastrum senarium Ralfs 1848: 216, no fig.

Published in: Ralfs, J. (1848). The British Desmidieae The drawings by Edward Jenner, A.L.S. pp. [i]-xxii, [i], [1]-226, 35 pls. London: Reeve, Benham & Reeve, King William Street, Strand.

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Publication date: 1 Jan 1848

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: "West Point, New York, Bailey." [USA]; (Ralfs 1848: 216)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 August 2023

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Nomenclatural note
Although Ralfs (1848: 216) cited Desmidium senarium Ehrenberg as the apparent basionym, the binomial should be attributed solely to Ralfs. - (01 March 2010) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 June 2025