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Staurodesmus
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumCharophyta
- ClassConjugatophyceae
- OrderDesmidiales
- FamilyDesmidiaceae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations104
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 8
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Desmidiaceae
- Collections
- US, IPA/SP, UFAC, UFRPE
- Recorded in
- Brazil, Brasil
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Desmidiaceae
- Image
- Bancsó 2021 Fig 10-1 Staurodesmus glabrus cropped.jpg
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Staurodesmus is a genus of green algae, specifically of the Desmidiaceae.
==History== The genus Staurodesmus was first circumscribed by the desmidiologist Einar Teiling. The defining characteristic of the genus is the single, unbranched spines at each angle of the semicell. Cell walls also lack protuberances or other ornamentations, which separate the genus from the similar Xanthidium.
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