Zygnema caerulescens (Smith) C.Agardh 1817
Publication Details
Zygnema caerulescens (Smith) C.Agardh 1817: xxxii
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1817). Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana.
Publication date: Mai-Dec 1817 (p. vii: i Mai 1817)
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 Mougeotia capucina C.Agardh.
Basionym
Conferva caerulescens Borrer ex J.E.Smith
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), becoming sky-blue (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 December 2012
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 December 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024