Zygnema pellucidum Hassall 1842
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
Zygnema pellucidum Hassall 1842: 37
Published in: Hassall, A.H. (1842). Observations on the genera Zygnema, Tyndaridea, and Mougeotia with descriptions of new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 1 10: 34-47.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Zygnema is Zygnema cruciatum (Vaucher) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spirogyra pellucida (Hassall) Kützing.
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: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 February 2015
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 February 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
