Freshwater
Algae

 

Census of Freshwater Algae in Australia

Compiled and edited by Tim Entwisle and Lucy Nairn.

Staurastrum striatum (West & G.S.West) Ruzicka Zygnematophyceae AlgaeBase*

Class Zygnematophyceae
Family Desmidiaceae

Synonyms: Staurastrum punctulatum var. striatum West & G.S.West AlgaeBase*

Description: L. 19.8–23.2um, Br 18.1–22.0um, Isth. 7.2–8.4um, (Fig. 11b). The semicells are more distinctly rhomboid than in the type; granules are smaller and fewer in number. Measurements are slightly smaller than those quoted in the literature. (Dingley 2001)


State distribution in Australia, based on available literature





 

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