Spirogyra grevilleana (Hassall) Kützing 1849
Current name:
Spirogyra weberi var. grevilleana (Hassal) O.Kirchner
Lateral conjugation. Collected by Howard Matcham, Flooded area, Nr Chichester, UK. - 07 May 2014. C.F.Carter(chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Spirogyra grevilleana (Hassall) Kützing 1849: 438
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
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 weberi var. grevilleana (Hassal) O.Kirchner.
Source of Synonymy
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.
Basionym
Zygnema grevilleanum Hassall
Type Information
Type locality: No locality given; (Hassall 1842: 38)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 May 2025
