Scinaia moniliformis J.Agardh 1885
Current name:
Scinaia moniliformis J.Agardh
Lung-tung, Taipei County, Taiwan. 1997. 5. 22. Photo by Huang Su-fang, National Taiwan Museum, from http://www.ntm.gov.tw/seaweeds.Sue Huang (sfhuang@ntm.gov.tw)
Publication Details
Scinaia moniliformis J.Agardh 1885: 72-73
Published in: Huisman, J.M. (1986). The red algal genus Scinaia (Galaxauraceae, Nemaliales) from Australia. Phycologia 25: 271-296, 82 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Scinaia is Scinaia forcellata Bivona-Bernardi.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Port Phillips Heads, Victoria Australia; (Huisman 2006: 95) Holotype: J.B. Wilson; 28 Feb 1882; Herb. Agardh, LD; 32207 (Huisman & Womersley 1994: 101) Notes: Huisman & Womersley (1994: 101) notes that specimen 32208 in LD was collected on 5 January 1888, after the description.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), moniliform, cylindrical but contracted at regular intervals like a string of beads (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 April 2022
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
