Spirogyra alternata (Hassall) Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Spirogyra alternata (Hassall) Kützing 1849: 442
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
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 maxima (Hassall) Wittrock.
Basionym
Zygnema alternatum Hassall
Type Information
Type locality: Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England; (Hassall 1845: 139)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
