Staurastrum muticum f. minus Rabenhorst 1868
Publication Details
Staurastrum muticum f. minus Rabenhorst 1868: 200 (as 'minor')
Published in: Rabenhorst, L. (1868). Flora europaea algarum aquae dulcis et submarinae. Sectio III. Algae chlorophyllophyceas, melanophyceas et rhodophyceas complectens. pp. i-xx, 1-461, 51 figs. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Apud Eduardum Kummerum.
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 Cosmoastrum muticum (Brébisson ex Ralfs) Palamar-Mordvintseva.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), without a point, awnless, blunt (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
