Spirogyra arcta var. cateniformis (Hassall) Kirchner 1878
Publication Details
Spirogyra arcta var. cateniformis (Hassall) Kirchner 1878: 121 (as 'catenaeformis')
Published in: Kirchner, O. (1878). Algen. In: Kryptogamen-Flora von Schlesien. Part 1. (Cohn, F. Eds) Vol. 2, pp. i-iv [vii] 1-284. Breslau: J.U. Kern's Verlag (Max Müller).
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Spirogyra is Spirogyra porticalis (O.F.Müller) Dumortier.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spirogyra cateniformis (Hassall) Kützing.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), close, confined, tight (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 31 March 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 26 November 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 November 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024