Scytonema byssoideum C.Agardh, nom. inval. 1812
Publication Details
Scytonema byssoideum C.Agardh, nom. inval. 1812: 39
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1812). Dispositio algarum Sueciae, quam publico examini subjiciunt Carl Adolph Agardh... & David Sjöström, Smolandus. Die [in handwriting:] xvi maji [original April date deleted] mdcccxii. p. iv. h. et l.s. pp. Pars 4: [i-iii], [35-42]. Lundae: Litteris Berlingianis.
Request PDFPublication date: 16 May 1812
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 Hassallia byssoidea Hassall ex Bornet & Flahault.
Source of Synonymy
Komárek, J. (2013). Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Cyanoprokaryota: Heterocystous Genera (Nostocales, Stigonematales). Vol. 19/3 pp. [i]-xviii, [1]-1130. Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum.
Type Information
Type locality: Jäder, Västmanland, Sweden; (Silva & al. 1996: 67)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 20 March 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 29 January 2014
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Taxonomic notes
Binomial also proposed by L. Hoffmann 1986, Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 56, p. 110, with Basionym Hassallia byssoidea Hassall ex Bornet et Flahault 1886 (see INA). - (11 July 2018) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
Invalid: pre-starting-point name. - (29 January 2014) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 January 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025
