Spirogyra insignis (Hassall) Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Spirogyra insignis (Hassall) Kützing 1849: 438
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 (lectotype) of the genus Spirogyra is Spirogyra porticalis (O.F.Müller) Dumortier.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Zygnema insigne Hassall
Type Information
Type locality: ponds at Wadhurst, near Tunbridge Wells, and Iden, near Rye: Jenner; (Hassall 1845)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), distinguished.
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 05 January 2025