Staurastrum dejectum var. patens Nordstedt 1887
Publication Details
Staurastrum dejectum var. patens Nordstedt 1887: 158 (as 'ß patens')
Published in: Nordstedt, O. (1887). Algologiska småsker ... 4. Utdrag ur ett arbete öfver de af D:r. S. Berggren på Nya Sealand och i Australien samlade sötvattebsakgerna. Botaniska Notiser 1887: 153-164, no figs.
Request PDFType 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 patens (Nordstedt) Croasdale.
Source of Synonymy
Croasdale, H.T. (1957). Freshwater algae of Alaska I. Some desmids from the Interior. Part 3: Cosmariae concluded. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 76(2): 116-158, 1 map, Plates I-X [1-10].
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 August 2018
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Nomenclatural note
Nomen subnudum: "Aculei patentes." - (15 July 2016) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 August 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 June 2025
