Zygnema insigne (Hassall) Kützing, nom. illeg. 1849
Publication Details
Zygnema insigne (Hassall) Kützing, nom. illeg. 1849: 444
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Publication date: 23-24 July 1849
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 Zygnema anglicum Guiry.
Basionym
Tendaridea insignis Hassall
Type Information
Syntype localities: High Beech, Wanstead, and other places; Ruthall Common; in pool by by roadside between Cross in Hand and Heathfield: pond near Five Ashes, Mayfield; on Waterdown Forest; Greatham and Storington Commons; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Hassall; Jenner; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), distinguished, extraordinary, famous, aristocratic, highborn, infamous, notorius.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024