Scytonema alatum Borzì ex Bornet & Flahault 1886

Current name:
Petalonema alatum (Bornet & Flahault) Wolle
var.petalonemoides. In tufa deposits, Benbulben, Ireland. Collected by Melinda Lyons. - 11 September 2012. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Scytonema alatum Borzì ex Bornet & Flahault 1886: 110
Published in: Bornet, É. & Flahault, C. (1886 '1887'). Revision des Nostocacées hétérocystées contenues dans les principaux herbiers de France (Troisième fragment). Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Septième série 5: 51-129.
Publication date: 1 Jan 1886
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 Petalonema alatum (Bornet & Flahault) Wolle.
Source of Synonymy
Maree, L., Janse van Vuuren, S.J., Levanets, A. & Taylor, J. (2018). First record of a cyanobacterium Petalonema alatum (Borzì ex Bornet & Flahault) Correns (Cyanobacteria, Scytonemataceae) in Africa. Check List 14(4): 827-832, 2 figs.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), winged (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 March 2025
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Nomenclatural note
Validation of Arthrosiphon alatus Rabenhorst (1865). - (05 June 2015) - G.M. Guiry
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 March 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 June 2025