Zygnema crassum Kützing 1834
Current name:
Spirogyra crassa (Kützing) Kützing
Showing suture. Collected by Howard Matcham, garden pond, Strettington near Chichester - 12 November 2014. C.F. Carter(chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Zygnema crassum Kützing 1834: [10]
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1834). Algarum aquae dulcis germanicarum Decas IX. pp. [1-40]. Halis Saxonum [Halle]: in commissis C.A. Schwetschkii et fil..
Request PDFType 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 crassa (Kützing) Kützing.
Type Information
Type locality: Germany: Magdeburg: Pechau; (INA 1996) Type: vi.1833; (INA 1996) Notes:
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 October 2010 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 January 2025
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Nomenclatural note
Degagnya crassa (Kützing) Conard 1936 ? (see INA).
- (20 January 2025) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 January 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 June 2025
