Spirogyra communis (Hassall) Kützing 1849

Spirogyra communis (Hassall) Kützing

Current name: Spirogyra communis (Hassall) Kützing
Yardley Chase, Northamptonshire, UK. - 05 May 2008. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)

Publication Details
Spirogyra communis (Hassall) Kützing 1849: 439

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.

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Publication 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 of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Zygnema commune Hassall

Type Information
Syntype localities: "the neighbourhood of Cheshunt, and in ponds at the back of the Norland estate, Notting Hill." [England]; (Hassall 1842: 39)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), common.

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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