Scinaia minima E.Y.Dawson 1945
Current name:
Scinaia johnstoniae Setchell
Panama. Transverse section of cortex with large surface cells and smaller tear-drop subsurface cells.Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Scinaia minima E.Y.Dawson 1945: 103, pl. 20: fig. 1
Published in: Dawson, E.Y. (1945). Some new and unreported sublittoral algae from Cerros Island, Mexico. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 43(3): 102-112, pls 20, 21.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Scinaia is Scinaia forcellata Bivona-Bernardi.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Scinaia johnstoniae Setchell.
Type Information
Type locality: Kellett Channel, between Isla Cedros and Punta San Eugenio, Baja California; (Dawson 1953: 47) Holotype: K. O. Emery; May 1945; 25-30 m depth; UC; (Dawson 1953: 47) Notes: Dawson, 1953 notes isotype is in Herbarium HAHF on sheet 8910.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very little, very least (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 December 2001 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 03 June 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 June 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
