Spirogyra rivularis (Hassall) Rabenhorst 1868

Publication Details
Spirogyra rivularis (Hassall) Rabenhorst 1868: 439

Published in: Rabenhorst, L. (1868). Flora europaea algarum aquae dulcis et submarinae. Sectio III. Algae chlorophyllophyceas, melanophyceas et rhodophyceas complectens. pp. i-xx, 1-461, 51 figs. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Apud Eduardum Kummerum.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Spirogyra is Spirogyra porticalis (O.F.Müller) Dumortier.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Zygnema rivulare Hassall

Type Information
Type locality: "... most frequently attached either to stones or wood in the New Barge and Lea rivers" [England]; (Hassall 1842: 38)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), found growing beside brooks.

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 29 March 2024

 
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