Scalptrum obscurum (W.Smith) Kuntze 1891
Publication Details
Scalptrum obscurum (W.Smith) 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.
Publication 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 obscurum (W.Smith) J.W.Griffith & Henfrey.
Basionym
Pleurosigma obscurum W.Smith
Type Information
Type locality: England: East Sussex: Lewes; Dorset: Poole Bay; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: W. Smith; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dark, shady, indisctinct (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 10 September 2011 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 10 September 2011
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 September 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2024