Spirogyra quadrata (Hassall) P.Petit 1874
Publication Details
Spirogyra quadrata (Hassall) P.Petit 1874: 41, pl. I [1]: fig. 2
Published in: Petit, P. (1874). Observations critiques sur les genres Spirogyra et Rhynchonema des environs de Paris. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 21: 38-42, pl. 1.
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 quadratum Hassall
Type Information
Type locality: "abundantly in ponds on Cheshunt Common." [Herts, England]; (Hassall 1842: 41)
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 24 April 2025
