Zygnema intermedium Hassall 1842
Publication Details
Zygnema intermedium Hassall 1842: 41
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(62): 34-47.
Request PDFPublication date: September 1842
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 Spirogyra weberi var. intermedia (Hassall) Hansgirg.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C. (1996-to date). Index Nominum Algarum. pp. Website. Berkeley: University of California.
Type Information
Type locality: "It occurred abundantly to me at High Beech, Epping Forest, and I have since met with it in other localities." [England]; (Hassall 1842: 41)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), intermediate (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 June 2024
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 June 2025
