Scagelothamnion turneri (Mertens ex Roth) Athanasiadis 2016
Publication Details
Scagelothamnion turneri (Mertens ex Roth) Athanasiadis 2016: 862 (as '? Scagelothamnion turneri (Mertens in Roth) comb.nov.')
Published in: Athanasiadis, A. (2016). Phycologia Europaea Rhodophyta Vol. II. pp. [2], 763-1504. Thessaloniki: Published and distributed by the author.
Publication date: "10th July 2016"
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Scagelothamnion is Scagelothamnion pusillum (Ruprecht) Athanasiadis.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Ceramium turneri Mertens ex Roth
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 27 February 2017 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 March 2017
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Nomenclatural note
In Note 2 on p. 862, Athanasiadis writes: "The here selected lectotype (illustrated) can be unequivocally referred to Scagelothamnlon. Yet, the habit of the second Illustration in the protologue is not typical of S. pusi/lum, which in Scandinavia forms Isolated thalli on various algae in the sublittoral (including Coralllna; Rosenvlnge 1924: 368). A further difference Is that Scagelothamnlon is not recorded from Norfolk (Hardy & Guiry 2003: 212), while only two records exist further north (Yorkshire). The selection of the lectotype has been made taking into consideration that this is the only element that can fix the name application. Spermothamnion tumeri currently stands as the type of the genus Spermothamnion and this problem should be solved selecting a new conserved type." In relation to the question mark included in the combination, Athanasiadis (e-mail, 26 March 2017) writes: "The questionmark in the combination '? Scagelothamnion turneri (Mertens in Roth) comb.nov.' [is] specifically explained that [it] pertains to the relationship of this species to S. pusillum, not to the identity of S. turneri, [which] was accepted [as a] Scagelothamnion." - (27 February 2017) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 June 2025
