original description(ofStauroptera legumen Ehrenberg, 1843)Ehrenberg, C.G. (1843). Verbreitung und Einfluss des mikroskopischen Lebens in Süd-und Nord-Amerika. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1841: 291-445, 4 pls., available online athttps://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29106994 page(s): p. 423 (135); pl. 1/2, fig. 5 [details]
basis of recordHällfors, G. (2004). Checklist of Baltic Sea Phytoplankton Species (including some heterotrophic protistan groups). <em>Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings.</em> No. 95: 210 pp., available online athttp://helcom.fi/Lists/Publications/BSEP95.pdf[details] Available for editors