Scinaia trigona (Clemente) Trevisan 1848
Publication Details
Scinaia trigona (Clemente) Trevisan 1848: 145, adnot.
Published in: Dixon, P.S. & Irvine, L.M. (1977). Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1. Rhodophyta. Part 1. Introduction, Nemaliales, Gigartinales. pp. [i]-xi, [1]-252, 90 figs. London: British Museum (Natural History).
Type 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 furcellata (Turner) J.Agardh.
Basionym
Fucus trigonus Clemente
Type Information
Syntype localities: Cádiz, Puerto de Santa María and Rota, Spain; (Silva & al. 1996: 114)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), tigone, thickening of angles [of cells] (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Cylindrical, gelatinous but firm, brownish-red fronds, 5 mm wide, 100 mm long, dichotomously branched from a small discoid base.
Habitat
On stones, shells and maerl in the shallow subtidal of southern and western coasts north to Pembroke and Galway, not common.
Key Characteristics
Firmly gelatinous with cylindrical thallus. Lack of constrictions.
Similar Species
S. interrupta is larger and lighter in colour and mature plants are frequently consticted.
Created: 31 March 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 April 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 April 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
