Kylinia scapae Lyle 1929
Publication Details
Kylinia scapae Lyle 1929: 245
Published in: Lyle, L (1929). Marine algae of some German warships in Scapa Flow and of the neighboring shores. Journal of the Linnean Society of London Botany 48: 231-257.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Kylinia is Kylinia rosulata Rosenvinge.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Acrochaetium scapae (Lyle) Papenfuss.
Source of Synonymy
Papenfuss, G.F. (1945). Review of the Acrochaetium-Rhodochorton complex of the red algae. University of California Publications in Botany 18: 229-334.
Type Information
Type locality: Scapa Flow, Orkeny Islands, scotland; (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 113) Lectotype: BM; Sliude 3713 (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 113)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, Scotland.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
