Lucernaria laetevirens (Klebs) Kuntze 1891
Publication Details
Lucernaria laetevirens (Klebs) Kuntze 1891: 901
Published in: Kuntze, O. (1891). Revisio generum plantarum. Vol. 2 pp. 375-1011. Leipzig, London, Milan, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. E. Stechert, Charles Klincksieck.
Request PDFPublication date: 5 November 1891
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lucernaria is Lucernaria pellucida Roussel.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Zygnema laetevirens Klebs.
Source of Synonymy
Stancheva, R., Hall, J.D., Herburger, K., Lewis, L.A., McCourt, R.M., Sheath, R.G. & Holzinger, A. (2014). Phylogenetic position of Zygogonium ericetorum (Zygnemataceae, Charophyta) from a high alpine habitat and ultrastructural characterization of unusual aplanospores. Journal of Phycology 50(5): 790-803.
Basionym
Zygnema laetevirens Klebs
Type Information
Type locality: Germany; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), light green (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 21 May 2012 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 December 2016
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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 13 July 2025
