Zygnema capense Hodgetts 1926

Publication Details
Zygnema capense Hodgetts 1926: 66, fig. 5 A-C

Published in: Hodgetts, W.J. (1926 '1925'). Contributions to our knowledge of the freshwater algae of Africa. 6: Some freshwater algae from Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 13(1): 49-193.

Type 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 Zygogonium capense (Hodgetts) Transeau.

Source of Synonymy
Kadlubowska, J.Z. (1984). Conjugatophyceae I Zygnemales = Chlorophyta VIII. In: Süsswasserflora von Mitteleuropa. (Ettl, H., Gerloff, J., Heynig, H. & Mollenhauer, D. Eds) Vol. 16, pp. 1-532. Stuttgart: Gustav Fischer.

Type Information
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope: Stellenbosch; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 December 2016

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Nomenclatural note
Non (Grunow) Wille (INA). - (18 May 2012) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 December 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 July 2025