Zygnema commune Hassall 1842
Current name:
Spirogyra communis (Hassall) Kützing
Yardley Chase, Northamptonshire, UK. - 05 May 2008. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Zygnema commune Hassall 1842: 39, pl. 38: figs 5, 6
Published in: Hassall, A.H. (1842). Observations on the genera Zygnema, Tyndaridea, and Mougeotia with descriptions of new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 1 10(62): 34-47.
Request PDFPublication date: September 1842
Type 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 communis (Hassall) Kützing.
Type Information
Syntype localities: "the neighbourhood of Cheshunt, and in ponds at the back of the Norland estate, Notting Hill." [England]; (Hassall 1842: 39)
Origin of Species Name
, common
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 31 March 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 28 June 2024
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
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 15 June 2025
