Scytonema exile L.Hoffmann 1986
Publication Details
Scytonema exile L.Hoffmann 1986: 113; new name.
Published in: Hoffmann, L. (1986). Cyanophycées aériennes et subaériennes du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg. Bulletin Jardin Botanique National Belgique 56: 77-127.
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 tenuis Kützing ex Bornet & Flahault.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), thin, slender, meagre, poor (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 July 2018 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 11 July 2018
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
