Zygnema insigne Hassall 1845
Publication Details
Zygnema insigne Hassall 1845: 440, pl. CIII [103]: figs 1, 2
Published in: Hassall, A.H. (1845). A history of the British freshwater algae, including descriptions of the Desmideae and Diatomaceae. With upwards of one hundred plates, illustrating the various species. Vol. I. pp. [i]-viii, [i]-462, [ i , err.]. London, Edinburgh, Paris & Leipzig: S. Highley, H. Baillière; Sunderland & Knox; J.B. Baillière; T.O. Weigel.
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 insignis (Hassall) Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Type Information
Type locality: ponds at Wadhurst, near Tunbridge Wells, and Iden, near Rye: Jenner; (Hassall 1845)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), distinguished, extraordinary, famous, aristocratic, highborn, infamous, notorius.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 06 January 2004 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 07 January 2025
