Spirogyra decimina var. communis (Hassall) Petlovany 2015

Current name: Spirogyra communis (Hassall) Kützing
Yardley Chase, Northamptonshire, UK. - 05 May 2008. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)

Publication Details
Spirogyra decimina var. communis (Hassall) Petlovany 2015: 42

Published in: Petlovany, O.A. (2015 '2014'). Zygnematales. In: Algae of Ukraine: diversity, nomenclature, taxonomy, ecology and geography. Volume 4: Charophyta. (Tsarenko, P.M., Wasser, S.P. & Nevo, E. Eds), pp. 11-61. Ruggell: Koeltz Scientific Books.

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 communis (Hassall) Kützing.

Basionym
Zygnema commune Hassall

Type Information
Syntype localities: "the neighbourhood of Cheshunt, and in ponds at the back of the Norland estate, Notting Hill." [England]; (Hassall 1842: 39)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 27 February 2015 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 June 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 June 2025