Zygnema maximum Hassall 1842
Publication Details
Zygnema maximum Hassall 1842: 46
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 maxima (Hassall) Wittrock.
Source of Synonymy
Transeau, E.N. (1951). The Zygnemataceae (fresh-water conjugate algae) with keys for the identification of genera and species, and seven hundred eighty-nine illustrations. pp. 1-327, 789 figs. Columbus: The Ohio State University Press.
Type Information
Type locality: "...two localities in a pond on Nazing Common, Essex, and in a slow stream near Enfield Highway" [England]; (Hassall 1842: 36)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), largest.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 01 April 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 24 June 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 January 2025
