Scytonema simplex H.C.Wood ex Wolle 1887
Publication Details
Scytonema simplex H.C.Wood ex Wolle 1887: 259, no fig. (as 'simplice')
Published in: Wood, H.C. (1873 '1872'). A contribution to the history of the fresh-water algae of North America. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 19(241): i-vii, 1-262.
Request PDFPublication date: January 1873 [TL-2]
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Scytonema is Scytonema hoffmannii C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), simple, undivided, unbranched, of one piece or series, not consisting of several distinct parts (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 09 December 2015 by Tom Smith.
Last updated: 31 May 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 May 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2024
