Species Scytonema pulchrum

Name: Scytonema pulchrum Frémy 1924

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pul’chrum. L. neut. adj. pulchrum, beautiful

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sky-to-NE-ma PUL-k^hrum, neuter

Valid publication: Frémy P. Contribution à la flore algologique de l’Afrique équatoriale française. Revue algologique 1924; 1:28-49.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Petalonema pulchrum (Frémy 1924) Geitler 1932

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Petalonema pulchrum (Frémy 1924) Geitler 1932	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Scytonema pulchrum is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Scytonema.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Scytonema Agardh ex Bornet and Flahault 1886

Assigned by: Frémy P. Contribution à la flore algologique de l’Afrique équatoriale française. Revue algologique 1924; 1:28-49.

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Record number: 38012

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