Staurastrum iotanum Wolle 1884
Publication Details
Staurastrum iotanum Wolle 1884: 13, pl. XLIV [44]: figs 5-7 (as 'iotomum')
Published in: Wolle, F. (1884). Fresh-water algae VIII. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 11: 13-17, pl. XLIV [44].
Request PDFPublication date: "February 1884"
Type 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.
Type Information
Syntype localities: Ocean Beach and Malaga [New Jersey, USA], Wolle ; (Wolle 1884: 13)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 March 2022
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Nomenclatural note
INA: "Epithet occurs only once in publication; spelling corrected without comment 2 months later in Wolle, Desmids of the United States. 1884. "Iotanum" could refer to the extremely small size (iota).".
- (20 January 2016) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 May 2025
