Zygnema terrestre Randhawa 1938
Publication Details
Zygnema terrestre Randhawa 1938: 147, fig. 29
Published in: Randhawa, M.S. (1938). Observations on some Zygnemales from northern India. Part I. Proceedings of the National Institute of Sciences of India 8(3): 109-150.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Zygnema is Zygnema cruciatum (Vaucher) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: N. India: near V. Mamrezpur, distr. Fyzabad; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), growing on the ground or soil, as opposed to rocks or trees (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 December 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 December 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
