Zygnema crassa Kützing 1834
Current name:
Spirogyra crassa (Kützing) Kützing
prox. Collected by Howard Matcham, vehicle ruts, Boxgrove, Nr Chichester, UK. - 27 September 2014. C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Zygnema crassa Kützing 1834: [10]
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1834). Algarum aquae dulcis germanicarum Decas IX. pp. [1-40]. Halis Saxonum [Halle]: in commissis C.A. Schwetschkii et fil..
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Zygnema is Zygnema cruciatum (Vaucher) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spirogyra crassa (Kützing) Kützing.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), thick (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 October 2010 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 October 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 October 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 December 2024
