Scytonema chrysochlorum Kützing ex Wolle 1887

Publication Details
Scytonema chrysochlorum Kützing ex Wolle 1887: 253, no fig.

Published in: Wolle, F. (1887). Fresh-Water Algæ of the United States; (exclusive of the Diatomaceæ) complemental to Desmids of the United States. Vol. 1-2 pp. 364, 157 plates. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: Comenius Press.

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Publication date: 1887

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Scytonema is Scytonema hoffmannii C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Scytonema varium Kützing ex Bornet & Flahault.

Source of Synonymy
Bornet, É. & Flahault, C. (1886 '1888'). Revision des Nostocacées hétérocystées contenues dans les principaux herbiers de France (quatrième et dernier fragment). Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Septième Série 7: 177-262.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 12 November 2019 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 April 2022

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Nomenclatural note
INA: "syn. of Scytonema varium fide Bornet & Flahault (Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. ser. 7, 5: 97. 1887); Meneghini specimen of S. chrysochlorum in L from Italy chosen as LT by Drouet (1973, p. 32)]" - (12 November 2019) - M.D. Guiry

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