Scinaia latifrons M.Howe 1911
Current name:
Scinaia latifrons M.Howe
Subtidal attached to shell in sand; Mission Bay, San Diego, California, U.S.A - 26 April 2013. Constance Gramlich (gramlich@mail.sdsu.edu)
Publication Details
Scinaia latifrons M.Howe 1911: 500, fig. 1; pl. 28
Published in: Howe, M.A. (1911). Phycological studies - V. Some marine algae of Lower California, Mexico. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 38: 489-514, 1 fig., pls 27-34.
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.
Type Information
Type locality: La Paz, Baja California, México; (Yoshida 1998: 506) Holotype: G. J. Vives; Feb. 28, 1911; New York Botanical Gardens; G. J. Vives 11a (Dawson 1953: 46)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 April 2013
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 April 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 January 2025