Staurastrum pygmaeum

  • Kingdom

    Algae

  • Division

    Charophyta

  • Class

    Zygnematophyceae

  • Order

    Desmidiales

  • Family

    Desmidiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Staurastrum pygmaeum

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Chimborazo

  • Locality

    Puente de Chimbo. Æquatoriæ in stagno inter Characeas ad Puente de Chimbo

  • Coordinates

    -2.19642, -79.1079

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    188.719

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Used Openstreetmap.org and http://www.neomano.com/buscando-el-puente-de-eiffel/ to locate coordinates of geogr. center of the Puente de Chimbo. Measured from coord. to farthest extent of the bridge to find linear extent (177.15 m). Put info. into MaNIS Georef. Calc. to find uncertainty radius.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

Wittroch et Nordstedt. Alga exsiccata.
1113. Staurastrum pygniicuni Brób. in Kalfs Brit. Desm. t. 35,
fig. 26.
Forma senncellulis dorso panllulum convexis (membrana granulata),
a vertice visis tetragoni lateribus panllum convexis.
^Equatori® in stagno inter Characcas ad Pnente de Cliimbo (prov. de
Chimborazo) 18^91
legit professor G. Lagerheim.
Determinavit 0. Nordstedt.
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