Staurophora salina (W.Smith) Mereschkowsky 1903
Publication Details
Staurophora salina (W.Smith) Mereschkowsky 1903: 20, pl. 1: figs 9, 10, 18, 19
Published in: Mereschkowsky, C. (1903). Über Placoneis, ein neues Diatomeen-Genus. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 15(1): 1-30, pl. 1.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Staurophora is Staurophora amphioxys (W.Gregory) D.G.Mann.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Stauroneis salina W.Smith
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Marine. Shoreham [Sussex], Aug. 1851, W. Sm. Folkestone [Kent], Nov. 1852, Mr. Capron." [England]; (Smith 1853: 60)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), saline (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 January 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 May 2024
