Staurastrum cuspidatum var. robustum Messikommer 1928
Publication Details
Staurastrum cuspidatum var. robustum Messikommer 1928: 208, pl. 8: fig. 11
Published in: Messikommer, E. (1928). Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Algenflora des Kantons Zurich, III: Die Algenvegetation der Hinwiler- unde Oberhöflerriedes. Vierteljahresschr. Naturforsch Ge. Zurich 73: 195-213, pls 8, 9.
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 dejectus var. robustus (Messikommer) Coesel.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pointed.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 September 2013
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 September 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024