Higher Classification: > Kingdom Chromista > Phylum Heterokontophyta > Subphylum Bacillariophytina > Class Bacillariophyceae > Subclass Fragilariophycidae > Superorder Fragilariophycanae > Order Fragilariales > Family Fragilariaceae > Genus Pseudostaurosira

Pseudostaurosira parasitica (W.Smith) Morales, 2003

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Pseudostaurosira*	D.M. Williams & F.E. Round, 1988	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Fragilaria parasitica*	(W.Smith) Grunow, 1881	synonym
*Odontidium parasiticum*	W.Smith, 1856	synonym
*Synedra parasitica*	(W.Smith) Hustedt, 1930	synonym

Children

Fragilaria parasitica var. subconstricta Grunow, 1881
Odontidium parasiticum W. Smith, 1856 var. parasiticum
Synedra parasitica var. parasitica

Literature

additional source	Fourtanier, E. & Kociolek, J. P. (compilers). (2011). Catalogue of Diatom Names. California Academy of Sciences, On-line Version. Updated 2011-09-19.
new combination reference	Morales, E.A. (2003). On the taxonomic status of the genera Belonastrum and Synedrella proposed by Round and Maidana (2001). Cryptogamie, Algologie. 24(3): 277-288.

Genbank

Citation

Kociolek, J.P.; Blanco, S.; Coste, M.; Ector, L.; Liu, Y.; Karthick, B.; Kulikovskiy, M.; Lundholm, N.; Ludwig, T.; Potapova, M.; Rimet, F.; Sabbe, K.; Sala, S.; Sar, E.; Taylor, J.; Van de Vijver, B.; Wetzel, C.E.; Williams, D.M.; Witkowski, A.; Witkowski, J. (2025). DiatomBase. Pseudostaurosira parasitica (W.Smith) Morales, 2003. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:622459