Myrionema incommodum Skottsberg 1907
Publication Details
Myrionema incommodum Skottsberg 1907: 52, figs 56-60
Published in: Skottsberg, C. (1907). Zur Kenntnis der subantarktischen und antarktischen Meeresalgen. I. Phaeophyceen. In: Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 unter Leitung von Dr. Otto Nordenskjöld. Vol. 4: 1, Part 6. ( Eds), pp. 1-172. Stockholm: Lithographisches Institut des Generalstabs.
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The type species (holotype) of the genus Myrionema is Myrionema strangulans Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Austrofilum incommodum (Skottsberg) A.F.Peters.
Source of Synonymy
Peters, A.F. (2003). Molecular identification, distribution and taxonomy of brown algal endophytes, with emphasis on species from Antarctica. Proceedings of the International Seaweed Symposium 17: 293-302, 2 figs, 2 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: "Vorkommen: Massenhaft auf Adenocystis utricitlaris, St. 15 b, Südgeorgien. Mit plurilokulären Sporangien (Mai)." [South Georgia]; (Skottsberg 1907: 52) Notes: Womersley (1987: 66) gives the following data: Type from South Georgia, on Adenocystis; in UPS(?). Ricker (1987: 83) could not find the type at S.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 September 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 August 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 January 2025
