Scytothalia obscura Dickie 1876
Publication Details
Scytothalia obscura Dickie 1876: 47
Published in: Dickie, G. (1876). Algae collected by Mr. Moseley at Heard Island, 250 miles S. of Kerguelen. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 15: 47-48.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Scytothalia is Scytothalia dorycarpa (Turner) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Heard Island; Type:
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dark, shady, indisctinct (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 August 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 August 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
