Scytonema tenue N.L.Gardner 1927
Publication Details
Scytonema tenue N.L.Gardner 1927: 78, pl. 17: fig. 36
Published in: Gardner, N.L. (1927). New Myxophyceae from Porto Rico. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 7: 1-144, pls. 1-23.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Scytonema is Scytonema hoffmannii C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Rio Piedras, Porto Rico; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Wille 106; on rocks in reservoir; NY; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, fine, slender (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 21 August 2004 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 22 September 2020
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 September 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
