Zygnema pectinatum var. aquaticum Kirchner 1878
Publication Details
Zygnema pectinatum var. aquaticum Kirchner 1878: 127 (as 'a. aquaticum')
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 (holotype) of the genus Zygnema is Zygnema cruciatum (Vaucher) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pectinate, with narrow close-set divisions like a comb (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 27 March 2019 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 January 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024