Scytonema polymorphum Jaag, nom. illeg. 1945
Publication Details
Scytonema polymorphum Jaag, nom. illeg. 1945: 40, no fig.
Published in: Jaag, O. (1945). Untersuchungen über die Vegetation und Biologie der Algen des nackten Gestins in den Alpen, im Jura und im schweizerischen Mitteland. Beiträge zur Krypotogamen Flora der Schweiz 9: 1-560.
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 A (Latin), polymorphous, polymorphic; variable in form (Brown 1954).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 25 March 2017 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 July 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 July 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024