Scagelia americana

Scagelia americana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ceramiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Rhodophyta Subdivisio: Rhodophytina Classis: Florideophyceae Subclassis: Rhodymeniophycidae Ordo: Ceramiales

Familia: Ceramiaceae
Subfamilia: Ceramioideae
Tribus: Scagelieae
Genus: Scagelia
Species: Scagelia americana

Name

Scagelia americana (Harvey) Athanasiadis, 1996

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Callithamnion americanum Harvey, 1853
    • Type locality: New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
    • Lectotype (selected by Alan Whittick): Dr Roche; TCD.
• Homotypic
  • Pterothamnion americanum (Harvey) Nägeli, 1862
  • Antithamnion americanum (Harvey) Kjellman, 1883
• Heterotypic
  • Antithamnion occidentale Kylin, 1925
  • Antithamnion simulans N.L.Gardner, 1927
  • Scagelia occidentalis (Kylin) E.M.Wollaston, 1972
  • Scagelia simulans (N.L.Gardner) Cormaci & G.Furnari, 1989

References

• Athanasiadis, A. 1996. Morphology and classification of the Ceramioideae (Rhodophyta) based on phylogenetic principles. Opera Botanica 128: 1–216. Reference page. :: 74, figs 26, 27
• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2017. Scagelia americana. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 21 September 2017.

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