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Staurastrum
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Staurastrum

In taxonomy, Staurastrum is a genus of green algae, specifically of the Desmidiaceae.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Staurastrum tetracerum

speciesStaurastrum tetracerum

Staurastrum leptocladum

speciesStaurastrum leptocladum

Staurastrum anatinum

speciesStaurastrum anatinum

Staurastrum arctiscon

speciesStaurastrum arctiscon

Staurastrum rotula

speciesStaurastrum rotula

Staurastrum ophiura

speciesStaurastrum ophiura

Staurastrum furcigerum

speciesStaurastrum furcigerum

Staurastrum longispinum

speciesStaurastrum longispinum

Staurastrum pinnatum

speciesStaurastrum pinnatum

Staurastrum cerastes

speciesStaurastrum cerastes

Staurastrum orbiculare

speciesStaurastrum orbiculare

Staurastrum bicorne

speciesStaurastrum bicorne

Staurastrum margaritaceum

speciesStaurastrum margaritaceum

Staurastrum avicula

speciesStaurastrum avicula

Staurastrum punctulatum

speciesStaurastrum punctulatum

Staurastrum arachne

speciesStaurastrum arachne

Staurastrum polytrichum

speciesStaurastrum polytrichum

Staurastrum gladiosum

speciesStaurastrum gladiosum

Staurastrum subpygmaeum

speciesStaurastrum subpygmaeum

Staurastrum inconspicuum

speciesStaurastrum inconspicuum

Staurastrum sublaevispinum

speciesStaurastrum sublaevispinum

Staurastrum tohopekaligense

speciesStaurastrum tohopekaligense

Staurastrum hystrix

speciesStaurastrum hystrix

Staurastrum laeve

speciesStaurastrum laeve

Staurastrum brachiatum

speciesStaurastrum brachiatum

Staurastrum sinense

speciesStaurastrum sinense

Staurastrum alternans

speciesStaurastrum alternans

Staurastrum furcatum

speciesStaurastrum furcatum

Staurastrum grallatorium

speciesStaurastrum grallatorium

Staurastrum hirsutum

speciesStaurastrum hirsutum

Staurastrum vestitum

speciesStaurastrum vestitum

Staurastrum depressiceps

speciesStaurastrum depressiceps

Staurastrum teliferum

speciesStaurastrum teliferum

Staurastrum johnsonii

speciesStaurastrum johnsonii

Staurastrum dilatatum

speciesStaurastrum dilatatum

Staurastrum crenulatum

speciesStaurastrum crenulatum

Staurastrum brachioprominens

speciesStaurastrum brachioprominens

Staurastrum leptacanthum

speciesStaurastrum leptacanthum

Staurastrum brasiliense

speciesStaurastrum brasiliense

Staurastrum longebrachiatum

speciesStaurastrum longebrachiatum

Staurastrum cyathipes

speciesStaurastrum cyathipes

Staurastrum elongatum

speciesStaurastrum elongatum

Staurastrum striolatum

speciesStaurastrum striolatum

Staurastrum setigerum

speciesStaurastrum setigerum

Staurastrum rectangulare

speciesStaurastrum rectangulare

Staurastrum chaetoceras

speciesStaurastrum chaetoceras

Staurastrum quadrangulare

speciesStaurastrum quadrangulare

Staurastrum pingue

speciesStaurastrum pingue

Staurastrum longibrachiatum

speciesStaurastrum longibrachiatum

Staurastrum claviferum

speciesStaurastrum claviferum

Staurastrum corniculatum

speciesStaurastrum corniculatum

Staurastrum sebaldi

speciesStaurastrum sebaldi

Staurastrum manfeldtii

speciesStaurastrum manfeldtii

Staurastrum floriferum

speciesStaurastrum floriferum

Staurastrum minnesotense

speciesStaurastrum minnesotense

Staurastrum gracile

speciesStaurastrum gracile

Staurastrum brevispina

speciesStaurastrum brevispina

Staurastrum smithii

speciesStaurastrum smithii

Staurastrum lapponicum

speciesStaurastrum lapponicum

Staurastrum scabrum

speciesStaurastrum scabrum

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 200915.