Zygnema elongatum (Vaucher) Berkeley 1833
Current name:
Spirogyra decimina var. elongata (Vaucher) Petlovany
Showing suture. Collected by Howard Matcham, seasonally flooded pool Nr Chichester, UK - 15 September 2014. C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Zygnema elongatum (Vaucher) Berkeley 1833: 33
Published in: Berkeley, M.J. (1833). Gleanings of British algae; being an Appendix to the Supplement to English Botany. , pls 13-16. London: Sold by the proprietor C.E. Sowerby, 3 Mead Place Westminster Road; G.B. Sowerby, 156, Regent Street; Longman and Co., and Sherwood & Co., Paternoster Row; &c..
Publication date: 1 January 1833
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 decimina var. elongata (Vaucher) Petlovany.
Basionym
Conjugata elongata Vaucher
Type Information
Switzerland: near Geneva;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), elongated (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 February 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 February 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024