Scytosiphon filum var. lomentaria (Lyngbye) C.Agardh 1820
Current name:
Scytosiphon lomentaria (Lyngbye) Link
Northern California - 08 March 2011. Wendell Wood (ww@oregonwild.org)
Publication Details
Scytosiphon filum var. lomentaria (Lyngbye) C.Agardh 1820: 162 (as 'lomentarius')
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1820 '1821'). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum. Pars prima. pp. [i-iv], [1]-168. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana.
Publication date: probably Jan-April 1820
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Scytosiphon.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Scytosiphon lomentaria (Lyngbye) Link.
Source of Synonymy
Link, H.F. (1833). Handbuch zur Erkennung der nutzbarsten und am häufigsten vorkommenden Gewächse. Dritter Theil. pp. i-xviii, 1-536. Berlin: Haude & Spener.
Basionym
Chorda lomentaria Lyngbye
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Habitat in infimo refluxus limite ad littora Faeroensia, ut a Qvivig, copiosa. Ad Hammerhuus Bornholmiae" [Quivig, Faeroe Islands and Bornholm, Denmark]; (Lyngbye 1819: 74) Lectotype (designated by Womersley, 1987: 295, Faroe Islands).: C; (Womersley 1987: 295)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), a thread (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 June 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 October 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 December 2024