Tendaridea insignis Hassall 1845
Publication Details
Tendaridea insignis Hassall 1845: 163, pl. XXXVIII [38]: figs 6, 7 (as 'Tyndaridea')
Published in: Hassall, A.H. (1845). A history of the British freshwater algae, including descriptions of the Desmideae and Diatomaceae. With upwards of one hundred plates, illustrating the various species. Vol. I. pp. [i]-viii, [i]-462, [ i , err.]. London, Edinburgh, Paris & Leipzig: S. Highley, H. Baillière; Sunderland & Knox; J.B. Baillière; T.O. Weigel.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Tendaridea is Conferva stellina O.F.Müller.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Zygnema anglicum Guiry.
Type Information
Syntype localities: High Beech, Wanstead, and other places; Ruthall Common; in pool by by roadside between Cross in Hand and Heathfield: pond near Five Ashes, Mayfield; on Waterdown Forest; Greatham and Storington Commons; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Hassall; Jenner; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), distinguished.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 06 January 2004 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
