Zygnema orbiculare Hassall
Publication Details
Zygnema orbiculare Hassall
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.
Basionym
Zygnema maximum Hassall
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), orbicular (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 01 April 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 23 September 2004
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
