Struvea scoparia Kützing 1863

Publication Details
Struvea scoparia Kützing 1863: 12, no fig.

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1863). Diagnosen und Bemerkungen zu drei und siebenzig neun Algenspecies. Zu der öffentlichen Prüfung sämmtlicher Klassen der Realschule zu Nordhausen. pp. [1]-19. Nordhausen: Realschule zu Nordhausen.

Publication date: Mai 1863

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Struvea is Struvea plumosa Sonder.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Apjohnia scoparia (Kützing) Valet.

Source of Synonymy
Valet, G. (1976). Le Struvea scoparia Kützing (Chlorophycée) de Nouvelle-Calédonie et sa position systématique. Phycologia 15: 421-424, 3 figs.

Type Information
Type locality: Ile des Pins, New Caledonia; (Millar & Prud'homme van Reine 2005: 538) Holotype: Vieillard; L; 937,183-105 (barcode L 0062221) (Millar & Prud'homme van Reine 2005: 538) Notes: Holotype: fig. 2a (specimen on left of type sheet).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), in the form of a broom; fastigiate (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 16 February 2006 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 15 February 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 June 2025