Scytonema penicillatum C. Agardh 1817
Current name:
Tolypothrix penicillata Thuret ex Bornet & Flahault
River Corrib, Galway City, Ireland. On submerged stones, 10-15 cm below water surface - 12 November 2005. Fabio Rindi (f.rindi@univpm.it)
Publication Details
Scytonema penicillatum C. Agardh 1817: 116
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1817). Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana.
Publication date: Mai-Dec 1817 (p. vii: i Mai 1817)
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Scytonema is Scytonema hoffmannii C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Tolypothrix penicillata Thuret ex Bornet & Flahault.
Type Information
Type locality: ad lapides et Fontinalem in aqua citissime currente fluvii prope Nattraby Blekingiae; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), shaped like a pencil or an artist'’s camel-hair brush (Stearn 1973).
Created: 02 January 2011 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 06 July 2012
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 July 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024