Sciadium arbuscula A.Braun ex Kützing 1849

Current name: Ophiocytium arbuscula (A.Braun ex Kützing) Sande Lacoste & Suringar
Bainbridge Island, Washington USA; pond, 1000x, DIC - 27 April 2008. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)

Publication Details
Sciadium arbuscula A.Braun ex Kützing 1849: 490

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.

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Publication date: 23-24 July 1849

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Sciadium.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ophiocytium arbuscula (A.Braun ex Kützing) Sande Lacoste & Suringar.

Source of Synonymy
Sande Lacoste, C.M. van der & Suringar, W.F.R. (1861). Nieuw beschrevene en voor onze flora nieuwe zoetwater-wieren, verzameld in Drenthe, 9-20 Julij 1859. Nederlandsch Kruidkundig Archief. Verslagen en Mededelingen der Nederlandsche Botanische Vereeniging 5(2): 262-290, 1 pl [sine numero].

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), A small tree; little tree (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 21 January 2015

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Taxonomic note
Day et al. (1995: 255) record this species as being a synonym of Ophiocytium cochleare var. arbuscula. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 January 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 June 2025