Spirogyra setiformis (Roth) Martens ex Meneghini 1837
Current name:
Spirogyra setiformis (Roth) Martens ex Meneghini
Pond at Pitsford Water SSSI, Northamptonshire, UK - 19 June 2017. C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Spirogyra setiformis (Roth) Martens ex Meneghini 1837: 15
Published in: Meneghini, G. (1837). Conspectus algologiae Euganeae. Comentarii di Medicina del dott. G.F. Spongia 4: 321-355 [reprint 1-37].
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
Conferva setiformis Roth
Type Information
in fossis stagnantibus aqua dulci repletis Ducatus Oldenburgici; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), setaceous, bristle-like (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 29 March 2024