Joshua, W. (1886), Burmese Desmidieae, with descriptions of new species occurring in the neighborhood of Rangoon. Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany 21: 643, pl. XXIV, figs 1-2 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Rangoon, leaves of Pistis stratiotes, leg. Robert Romanis

Joshua, W. (1886), Burmese Desmidieae, with descriptions of new species occurring in the neighborhood of Rangoon. Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany 21: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Staurastrum sexangulare var. platycerum (Joshua) Playfair legitimate

Playfair, G. (1910), Polymorphism and life-history in the Desmidiaceae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 35: 489, pl. 12: fig. 9 [basionym]

basionym of: Staurastrum sexangulare var. platycerum (Joshua) Playfair legitimate

Croasdale, H.T., Flint, E.A. & Racine, M.M. (1994), Flora of New Zealand: Freshwater Algae, Chlorophyta, Desmids with ecological comments on their habitats 3: - [secondary reference]

Day, S.A., Wickham, R.P., Entwisle, T.J. & Tyler, P.A. (1995), Bibliographic checklist of non-marine algae in Australia: - [secondary reference]

Entwisle, T.J. & Nairn, L. (2011), Census of Freshwater Algae in Australia. Edn. Version 1.0: - [secondary reference]

• Comment: Vulnerable (ANZECC)
• APC Comment: T.J.Entwisle and L.Nairn (2011) use this taxon concept.
• Distribution: New South Wales

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