Conjugata condensata Vaucher 1803
Current name:
Spirogyra condensata (Vaucher) Dumortier
Spore at high magnification. Collected by Howard Matcham, wet area near Chichester harbour - 21 May 2014. C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Conjugata condensata Vaucher 1803: 67, pl. V: fig. 2
Published in: Vaucher, J.-P. [É.] (1803). Histoire des conferves d'eau douce. Contenant leurs différens modes de reproduction, et la description de leurs principales espèces, suivie de l'histoire des trémelles et des ulves d'eau douce. pp. [i]-xv, [1]-285 [2], pls I-XVII plates. Genève [Geneva]: chez J.J. Paschoud, Libraire.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Conjugata is Conjugata princeps Vaucher.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spirogyra condensata (Vaucher) Dumortier.
Source of Synonymy
Dumortier, B.-C. (1822). Commentationes botanicae. Observations botaniques, dédiées à la Société d'Horticulture de Tournay. pp. [i], [1]-116, [1, tabl., err.]. Tournay: Imprimerie de Ch. Casterman-Dieu, Rue de pont No. 10.
Type Information
Type locality: "...sur les pierres du lit du Rhône." [River Rhone, France]; (Vaucher 1803: 68)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), crowded together.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 31 March 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 10 February 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 February 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025
