Zygnema subventricosum Hassall 1842
Publication Details
Zygnema subventricosum Hassall 1842: 38
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: 34-47.
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 weberi Kützing.
Type Information
Type locality: "In a small lake belonging to Mr. Bridgman near Cheshunt, and at other places." [Hertfordshire, England]; (Hassall 1842: 39)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 02 April 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 10 February 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 February 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024