Scytonema intricatum Bory 1829

Publication Details
Scytonema intricatum Bory 1829: 225 (as 'intricata')

Published in: Bory de Saint-Vincent, J.B.G.M. (1829). Cryptogamie. In: Voyage autour du monde, exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la corvette de sa majesté, La Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825. (Duperrey, L.I. Eds), pp. 201-301. Paris: Bertrand.

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Publication date: Aug. 1829

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 Bostrychia intricata (Bory) Montagne.

Type Information
Lectotype locality: Falkland Islands; (Silva & al. 1996: 552) Lectotype : PC; (Womersley 2003: 369) Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Post (1936: 36, 40). Collector: Durville and Lesson (INA).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), entangled (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 05 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 19 November 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024

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