Scytosiphon fistulosus (Hudson) C.Agardh 1811
Current name:
Asperococcus fistulosus (Hudson) W.J.Hooker
Muigh Inis, Co. Galway; intertidal lagoon - 13 July 2018. M.D. Guiry
Publication Details
Scytosiphon fistulosus (Hudson) C.Agardh 1811: 24
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1811). Dispositio algarum Sueciae, quam publico examini subjiciunt Carl Adolph Agardh... & Johannes Bruzelius, Scanus. Die xi decembris mdcccxi. p. ii. h. & l.s. pp. Pars 2: [i], 17-26. Lundae: Litteris Berlingianis.
Publication date: 11 Dec 1811
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Scytosiphon is Scytosiphon filum var. lomentarius (Lyngbye) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Asperococcus fistulosus (Hudson) W.J.Hooker.
Basionym
Ulva fistulosa Hudson
Type Information
Type locality: England; (Womersley 1987: 322)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fistulate, hollow throughout but closed at ends (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 June 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 November 2017
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024