Species ***Scytonema* *amplum***

Name: Scytonema amplum West and West 1894

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: am’plum. L. neut. adj. amplum, wide

Pronunciation, gender: AM-plum, neuter

Valid publication: West W, West GS. On some freshwater algae from the West Indies. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 1894; 30:264-280.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Taxonomic status: correct name

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Scytonema mirabile var. amplum (West and West 1894) Playfair 1913	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), distinct rank

Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Scytonema amplum f. hibernicum West 1912	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Scytonema Agardh ex Bornet and Flahault 1886

Assigned by: West W, West GS. On some freshwater algae from the West Indies. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 1894; 30:264-280.

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Record number: 47338

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Species Scytonema amplum

Species ***Scytonema* *amplum***