Gonatozygon brebissonii De Bary 1858
Current name:
Gonatozygon brebissonii De Bary
Focus levels showing spines and chloroplast. Tarn hill, Cumbria, UK - 19 June 2019. C.F.Carter(chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Gonatozygon brebissonii De Bary 1858: 28, 77, pl. IV [4]: figs 26, 27
Published in: De Bary, A. (1858). Untersuchungen über die Familie der Conjugaten (Zygnemeen und Desmidieen) Ein Beitrag zur physiologischen und beschreibenden Botanik. pp. [i]-vi, 1-91. Leipzig: A. Förstnersche Buchhandlung (Arthur Felix).
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gonatozygon is Gonatozygon monotaenium De Bary.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (singular possessive) (Latin), named for a person with the surname Brébisson, generally Louis Alphonse de Brébisson (1798-1872).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 December 2024