Staurastrum compactum Whelden 1947
Publication Details
Staurastrum compactum Whelden 1947: 99, pl. VI [6]: fig. 7
Published in: Whelden, R.M. (1947). Algae. In: Botany of the Canadian Eastern Arctic. Part II. Thallophyta and Bryophyta (Nicholas Polunin, ed.). National Museum of Canada Bulletin 97 (Biological Series 26): 13-137, 8 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Staurastrum is Staurastrum paradoxum Meyen ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), compact (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 February 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 February 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
