Cosmoastrum pyramidatum (West & G.S.West) Palamar-Mordvintseva 1982

Publication Details
Cosmoastrum pyramidatum (West & G.S.West) Palamar-Mordvintseva 1982: 99, 580, pl. 19: figs 1-3

Published in: Palamar-Mordvintseva, G.M. (1982). Opredelitel' presnovodnykh vodorosley SSSR. Zelenyye vodorosli. Klass Kon'yugaty. Poryadok Desmidiyevyye [Manual for identification of the freshwater algae of the USSR. Desmidiales]. Vol. 11(2) pp. 620, 163 figures. Leningrad: Nauka Leningradskoe Otdelenie. [in Russian]

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Publication date: 1982

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cosmoastrum is Cosmoastrum polytrichum (Perty) Palamar-Mordvintseva.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Staurastrum pyramidatum West .

Basionym
Staurastrum pyramidatum West

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), in the form of a pyramid.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 08 August 2004 by Fabio Rindi.

Last updated: 19 July 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024

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