Zygogonium alpinum Kützing, nom. inval. 1881
Publication Details
Zygogonium alpinum Kützing, nom. inval. 1881: 106
Published in: [Sonder, O.G.] (1881). Additamenta pro Supplemento voluminis undecimi [Supplement to volume Eleven. Algae. E manuscriptis praecipue Sonderi. In: Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae. Vol. XI [parts 85-94]. (Mueller, F. [von] Eds), pp. 105-121. Melbourne: Auctoritate Guberni Coloniae Victoriae. Ex officina Joannis Ferres.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Zygogonium is Zygogonium ericetorum Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spirogyra alpina Kützing.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), alpine, growing in the Alps or in the alpine zone of other mountains (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2024
