Scytonema minutum C.Agardh 1815
Publication Details
Scytonema minutum C.Agardh 1815: 117
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1817). Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana.
Request PDFPublication date: Mai-Dec 1817 (p. vii: i Mai 1817)
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 Stigonema minutum Hassall ex Bornet & Flahault.
Type Information
Notes: Ad saxa inter Lichenes et Muscos Westmanniae ad Jader, Nericiae ad Orebro; in ericetis Smolandiae (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small, minute (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 12 September 2004 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 01 September 2022
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Nomenclatural note
1817: 117 (INA). - (21 September 2020) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 September 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 June 2025
