Scytonema hamelinii Gebelein 1974

Publication Details
Scytonema hamelinii Gebelein 1974: 146, 194

Published in: Logan, B.W., Hoffman, P. & Gebelein, C.D. (1974). Algal mats, cryptalgal fabrics, and structures, Hamelin Pool, Western Australia. Memoir. American Association of Petroleum Geologists 22: 140-194, 34 figs.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Scytonema is Scytonema hoffmannii C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault.

Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.

Type Information
Intended type locality locality: Hamelin Pool, Shark B ay, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 76)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 March 2001 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 13 February 2024

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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: invalid: lacking Latin description and designated type [INA]. The epithet hamelinii should be corrected also to hamelica or hamelensis. - (13 February 2024) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025