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Taxon: Genus Zygnema C.Agardh (1817), nom. cons. (alga)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  C.A. Agardh, 1817, nom. cons.
Original name:  Agardh, C.A. 1817. Syn. Algarum Scand.: xxxii, 98.

Etymology

Greek (subst. neut.) νῆμᾰ [nêma] (gen.: νήμᾰτος), thread. Ref: S.J. Brands, 1989-present: 10 Feb 2020.

Types

Type of: Zygnemataceae (Family) (Meneghini) Kützing (1843)
Type: Zygnema cruciatum (Vaucher) C.Agardh Ref: M.D. Guiry, 2013: 11.

Synonyms

Synonymous name (subjective): Globulina (Genus) Link (1820) Ref: M.D. Guiry, 2013: 11.
Synonymous name (subjective): Lucernaria (Genus) Roussel (1806) Ref: M.D. Guiry, 2013: 11.
Synonymous name (subjective): Pleurodiscus (Genus) Lagerh. (1895) Ref: M.D. Guiry, 2013: 11.
Synonymous name (subjective): Rhynchonema (Genus) Kütz. (1849) Ref: M.D. Guiry, 2013: 11.
Synonymous name (subjective): Stellulina (Genus) Link (1833) Ref: M.D. Guiry, 2013: 11.
Synonymous name (subjective): Tendaridella (Genus) Gaillon (1833) Ref: M.D. Guiry, 2013: 11.
Synonymous name (subjective): Thwaitesia (Genus) Mont. (1845) Ref: M.D. Guiry, 2013: 11.
Synonymous name (subjective): Tyndaridea (Genus) Harvey Ref: M.D. Guiry, 2013: 11.
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