Revision of the genus Stauroforma (Staurosiraceae, Bacillariophyceae) based on varieties of Fragilaria virescens described by Albert Grunow
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: A revision of the genus Stauroforma is proposed based on the analysis of several historic slides prepared by Grunow to describe Fragilaria virescens var. exigua. The original materials are analysed using both light and scanning electron microscopy together with a critical examination of the original drawings and notes Grunow made on his new taxa. Based on this, the genus description of Stauroforma is emended and the morphological descriptions of S. exiguiformis and S. inermis are updated. Grunow's variety subsalina is raised to species level as Stauroforma subsalina. A new species, Stauroforma subcassubica is described splitting it from S. cassubica, the latter having larger valves. The results of this revision will enable a more exact identification of the different Stauroforma species observed in freshwater and brackish water bodies in Europe.
Source: Fottea
DOI: 10.5507/fot.2025.011
Language: English
Topic: Diatoms and Algae Research
Subfield: Biomaterials
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4414420405