Scytonema cataractae H.C.Wood ex Wolle 1887
Publication Details
Scytonema cataractae H.C.Wood ex Wolle 1887: 252, pl. CLXXXIII [183]: figs 1, 2 (as 'cataracta')
Published in: Wolle, F. (1887). Fresh-water Algae of the United States; (exclusive of the Diatomaceae) complemental to Desmids of the United States ... One hundred and fifty-one plates ... including nine additional plates of desmids. pp. 1-364, Atlas, 157 pls [Vol. II]. Bethlehem, PA: The Comenius Press.
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 Scytonema myochrous C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 16 January 2014 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 April 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024