Algae
Australian Algae Name Index (AANI)
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The Australian Algae Name Index (AANI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with algae names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. AANI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian Algae, please use the Australian Algae List (AAL) link above.
Desmidiaceae
Staurastrum pinnatum W.B.Turner
, legitimate , scientific
Turner, W. (1893) , Algae aquae dulcis Indiae orientalis. The freshwater algae (principally Desmidieae) of East India. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-akademiens Handlingar 25(5) :
115, pl. XIII, fig. 27
[tax. nov.]
Type locality:
Bengal: Wallich
Playfair, G. in Maiden, J.H. & Betche, E. (ed.) (1917) , Census of New South Wales freshwater algae. A census of New South Wales plants : with supplements to follow on vascular cryptogams by various specialists Suppl. 1 :
239
[basionym]
basionym of:
Staurastrum margaritaceum var. pinnatum ( W.B.Turner) Playfair
legitimate
Prescott, G.W., Bicudo, C.E.M. & Vinyard, W.C. (1982) , A Synopsis of North American Desmids; Part II: Desmidiaceae: Placodermae; Section 4 :
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[secondary reference]
Day, S.A., Wickham, R.P., Entwisle, T.J. & Tyler, P.A. (1995) , Bibliographic checklist of non-marine algae in Australia :
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[secondary reference]
Entwisle, T.J. & Nairn, L. (2011) , Census of Freshwater Algae in Australia. Edn. Version 1.0 :
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[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Staurastrum margaritaceum var. pinnatum ( W.B.Turner) Playfair
legitimate
T.J.Entwisle and L.Nairn (2011) use this taxon concept.
Distribution:
New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory