Scytonema immersum H.C.Wood, nom. inval. 1873
Publication Details
Scytonema immersum H.C.Wood, nom. inval. 1873: 59, pl. 7: fig. 2
Published in: Wood, H.C. (1873 '1872'). A contribution to the history of the fresh-water algae of North America. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 19(241): i-vii, 1-262.
Request PDFPublication date: January 1873 [TL-2]
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Scytonema is Scytonema hoffmannii C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), submerged, imbedded, covered up, immersed (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 17 November 2014 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 November 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 November 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
