Actinema scutellum Reinsch 1875
Publication Details
Actinema scutellum Reinsch 1875: 14, pl. XII
Published in: Reinsch, P.F. (1875 '1874/75'). Contributiones ad algologiam et fungologiam. Vol. 1 pp. [i]-xii, [1]-103, [104, err.], 131 plates [I-III, IIIa, IV-VI, VIa, VII-XII, XIIa, XIII-XX, XXa, XXI-XXXV, XXXVa, XXXVI (Melanophyceae); I-XLII, XLIIa, XLIII-XLVII, XLVIIa, XLVIII-LXI (Rhodophyceae); I-XVIII (Chlorophyllophyceae); I-IX (Fungi)]. Norimbergae [Nürnberg]: Typis Theodor Haesslein.
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A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), diminutive of scutum, a shield; literally, little shield (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 September 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 June 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 June 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
