Zygnema grevilleanum Hassall 1842
Current name:
Spirogyra weberi var. grevilleana (Hassal) O.Kirchner
Lateral conjugation. Collected by Howard Matcham, Flooded area, Nr Chichester, UK. - 07 May 2014. C.F.Carter(chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Zygnema grevilleanum Hassall 1842: 38 (as 'Grevilleanum')
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.
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. grevilleana (Hassal) O.Kirchner.
Type Information
Type locality: No locality given; (Hassall 1842: 38)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 01 April 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 03 November 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 November 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024