Scinaia capensis (Setchell) Huisman 1985
Current name:
Scinaia capensis (Setchell) Huisman
Cape of Good Hope, Cape Peninsula, South Africa - 18 November 2009. M.D. Guiry
Publication Details
Scinaia capensis (Setchell) Huisman 1985: 417 (table 1)
Published in: Huisman, J.M. (1985). The Scinaia assemblage (Galaxauraceae, Rhodophyta): a re-appraisal. Phycologia 24: 403-418, 48 figs, 1 table.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Scinaia is Scinaia forcellata Bivona-Bernardi.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Gloiophloea capensis Setchell
Type Information
Type locality: Port Alfred, Cape Province, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 113)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), pertaining to the Cape, usually the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 May 2020
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 May 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024