Scalptrum eximium (Thwaites) Kuntze 1891
Publication Details
Scalptrum eximium (Thwaites) Kuntze 1891: 919
Published in: Kuntze, O. (1891). Revisio generum plantarum. Pars II. pp. 375-1011. Leipzig, London, Milano, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. A. Schechert, Charles Klincksierck.
Request PDFPublication date: 5 Nov 1891
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Scalptrum is Scalptrum striatum Corda.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gyrosigma eximium (Thwaites) Boyer.
Basionym
Schizonema eximium Thwaites
Type Information
Type locality: "Found in small quantity in a rapid stream of fresh water on the filaments of Vaucheria, roots of grass, &c, at Crew's Hole near Bristol, in December last."; (Thwaites 1848: 170) Type: G.H.K.T.; Dec. 1847; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), strikingly unusual.
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 04 September 2011 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 04 September 2011
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 September 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
