Conjugata elongata Vaucher 1803
Current name:
Spirogyra decimina var. elongata (Vaucher) Petlovany
Lateral conjugation. Collected by Jeannie Beadle, Moor House NNR, Upper Teesdale, UK - 16 June 2014. C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Conjugata elongata Vaucher 1803: 71, pl. 76: fig. 1 (as 'longata')
Published in: Vaucher, J.-P. [É.] (1803). Histoire des conferves d'eau douce. Contenant leurs différens modes de reproduction, et la description de leurs principales espèces, suivie de l'histoire des trémelles et des ulves d'eau douce. pp. [i]-xv, [1]-285 [2], pls I-XVII plates. Genève [Geneva]: chez J.J. Paschoud, Libraire.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Conjugata is Conjugata princeps Vaucher.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spirogyra decimina var. elongata (Vaucher) Petlovany.
Type Information
Switzerland: near Geneva;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), elongated (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 01 April 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 08 February 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 February 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 April 2024