Spirogyra elongata (Vaucher) Dumortier 1822
Current name:
Spirogyra decimina var. elongata (Vaucher) Petlovany
Chytrid attack. Collected by Howard Matcham, seasonally flooded pool Nr Chichester, UK - 15 October 2014. C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Spirogyra elongata (Vaucher) Dumortier 1822: 99 (as 'Spirogera')
Published in: Dumortier, B.-C. (1822). Commentationes botanicae. Observations botaniques, dédiées à la Société d'Horticulture de Tournay. pp. [i], [1]-116, [1, tabl., err.]. Tournay: Imprimerie de Ch. Casterman-Dieu, Rue de pont No. 10.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Spirogyra is Spirogyra porticalis (O.F.Müller) Dumortier.
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: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024