Spirogyra pellucida (Hassall) Kützing 1849
Current name:
Spirogyra pellucida (Hassall) Kützing
Showing aspects of lens-shaped spore. Yardley Chase, Northamptonshire, UK - 18 July 2015. C.F.Carter(chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Spirogyra pellucida (Hassall) Kützing 1849: 439
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Spirogyra is Spirogyra porticalis (O.F.Müller) Dumortier.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Zygnema pellucidum Hassall
Type Information
Type locality: "In a pond in Mr. Yorke's brick-field near Cheshunt." [Herdfordshire, England]; (Hassall 1842: 38)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pellucid, translucent but not hyaline (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 December 2016
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 December 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
