Staurastrum megacanthum var. scoticum West & G.S.West 1903
Publication Details
Staurastrum megacanthum var. scoticum West & G.S.West 1903: 544, pl. 16: fig. 8
Published in: West, W. & West, G.S (1903). Scottish freshwater plankton. I. Journal of the Linnean Society of London Botany 35: 519-556, pl. XIV-XVIII [14-18].
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Staurastrum is Staurastrum paradoxum Meyen ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Staurodesmus megacanthus var. scoticus (West & G.S West) S.Lillieroth.
Source of Synonymy
Brook, A.J. & Johnson, L.R. (2002). Order Zygnematales. In: The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 479-593. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 May 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 June 2025
