Staurastrum emend. Ralfs, 1848
(a genus of desmids)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusStaurastrum (a genus of desmids)
FamilyDESMIDIACEAE (placoderm desmids)
SuborderDESMIDIINEAE (placoderm desmids)
OrderDESMIDIALES (desmids)
ClassZYGNEMATOPHYCEAE (desmids and filamentous charophycean algae)
PhylumCHAROPHYTA (stoneworts, desmids, charaphytes etc, charophytes)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

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() Coesèl, P. & Meesters, K.J. 2013 European flora of the desmid genera Staurastrum and Staurodesmus - Identification key for Desmidiaceae Desmids of Europe, Vol 2, 358pp, KNNV Publishing

Staurastrum (a genus of desmids) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Staurastrum (a genus of desmids)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 15 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Staurastrum (a genus of desmids)
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