Sykidion dyeri E.P.Wright 1881

Publication Details
Sykidion dyeri E.P.Wright 1881: 29, pl. II [2]: fig. 5

Published in: Wright, E.P. (1881). On a new genus and species of unicellular algae, living on the filaments of Rhizoclonium casparyi. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 28: 27-30, pl. II.

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Sykidion.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Howth, Co. Dublin, Ireland; (Wright 1881: 27) Type: epiphytic on a species of Rhizoclonium.; TCD?; Notes: "Epitype (designated here): The strain CCMP 257 cryopreserved in metabolically inactive state at the Bigelow National Center for Marine Algae and Microbiota, East Boothbay, Maine, US." (Darienko & al. 2021).

Eponomy
Named for William Turner Thiselton-Dyer (1843-1928) "some time Professor of Botany at the Royal College of Science, Dublin."

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 06 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 October 2021

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Irish note
Type from Howth, Co. Dublin, Ireland, but otherwise unknown. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025