Scagelia pusilla (Ruprecht) Athanasiadis ex Maggs & Hommersand 1993
Publication Details
Scagelia pusilla (Ruprecht) Athanasiadis ex Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 30
Published in: Maggs, C.A. & Hommersand, M.H. (1993). Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1. Rhodophyta. Part 3A. Ceramiales. pp. [i]-xv, 1-444, 129 figs, map. London: HMSO.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Scagelia is Scagelia occidentalis (Kylin) Wollaston.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Scagelothamnion pusillum (Ruprecht) Athanasiadis.
Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. (1996). Morphology and classification of the Ceramioideae (Rhodophyta) based on phylogenetic principles. Opera Botanica 128: [1]-216, 108 figs.
Basionym
Callithamnion pusillum Ruprecht
Type Information
Nova Zemlja, Arctic Russia; (Athanasiadis 1996: 87) Lectotype: LE; (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 30)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 August 2017
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Taxonomic note
According to Maggs & Hommersand (1993) this species has a synonym of Antithamnion boreale.
Guiry (1997) concurs with this view. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 July 2025
