Scytonema friesii (C.Agardh) Montagne & Fries, nom. inval. 1836

Publication Details
Scytonema friesii (C.Agardh) Montagne & Fries, nom. inval. 1836: 327

Published in: Montagne, C. (1836). Notice sur les plantes cryptogames récemment découvertes en France, contenant aussi l'indication précise des localités de quelques espèces les plus rares de la flore française. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, série 2 6: 321-339, pls 18.

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 Symplocastrum friesii (Gomont) Kirchner.

Basionym
Schizothrix friesii Gomont

Type Information
Norway; Sweden; England; France; Switzerland; Germany; Italy; USA; Antarctic; New Zealand; ins. Bourbon; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 05 April 2005 by Fabio Rindi.

Last updated: 04 September 2016

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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: pre-starting-point name. - (04 September 2016) - M.D. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 September 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 July 2025