Scytonema contortum M.Watanabe & Komárek 1988
Publication Details
Scytonema contortum M.Watanabe & Komárek 1988
Published in: Watanabe, A. & Komárek, J. (1988). Blue-green algae from Kathmandu. In: Cryptogams of the Himalayas, I: The Kathmandu valley. (Watanabe, M. & Malla, B.S. Eds), pp. 1-13. Tsukuba: Dep. Bot. Nat. Sci. Mus..
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Scytonema is Scytonema hoffmannii C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), contorted, literally, ‘powerful, vehement, involved’. (Stearn 1973).
Created: 24 January 2014 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 January 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 January 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024