Scinaia acuta M.J.Wynne 2005
Publication Details
Scinaia acuta M.J.Wynne 2005: 227
Published in: Wynne, M.J. (2005). Scinaia acuta, a new name proposed for Scinaia australis (Rhodophyta). Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 24: 227-228, no figs.
Request PDFType 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
Notes: See data for Pseudoscinaia australis Setchell.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), acute, pointed; i.e. narrowing gradually and making an angle of less than 90° (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 June 2005 by Michael J. Wynne.
Last updated: 01 February 2017
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Nomenclatural note
See Scinaia australis (Setchell) J.M.Huisman, 1986 (nom. illeg.) (Pseudoscinaia australis Setchell, 1914) priority for Scinaia australis (Sonder) Trevisan, 1848. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2025
