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Staurastrum striatum Desmid Species Outer Hebrides

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Phylum: Charophyta   Family: Desmidiaceae

Staurastrum striatum (West & G.S. West) Ruzicka 1957

West & West (1912, p. 186, pl. 128: 5-6) descibed it originally as Staurastrum punctulatum var. striatum. It was later raised to species level by Ruzicka (1957, 148, pl. 3: 53-55). It prefers circumneutral waters but is infrequently found in the Outer Hebrides.

References: 
Coesel, P.F.M. & Meesters, K.J. (2013) European Flora of the Desmid Genera Staurastrum and Staurodesmus
West, W. & West, G.S. (1912) A Monograph of the British Desmidiaceae, Volume 4

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