Scytosiphon lomentaria (Lyngbye) Link, nom. cons. 1833
Current name:
Scytosiphon lomentaria (Lyngbye) Link
Sotogawa-cho, Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Chiba UniversityHideki Haga (902180827@office.chiba-u.jp)
Publication Details
Scytosiphon lomentaria (Lyngbye) Link, nom. cons. 1833: 232; pl. 28
Published in: Link, H.F. (1833). Handbuch zur Erkennung der nutzbarsten und am häufigsten vorkommenden Gewächse. Dritter Theil. pp. i-xviii, 1-536. Berlin: Haude & Spener.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Scytosiphon is Scytosiphon filum var. lomentaria (Lyngbye) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
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 A (Latin), of or pertaining to lomentum, or of a loment.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 March 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 April 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 April 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 October 2024