Scytonema subgelatinosum N.L.Gardner
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Filed As
Scytonemataceae
Scytonema subgelatinosum N.L.Gardner ( paratype ) -
Collector(s)
J. N. F. Wille 1066, 13 Feb 1915
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Location
Puerto Rico. Maricao, on rocks by the road to Monte Montora.
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Habitat
On rocks. On rocks.
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Specimen Notes
Mounted with the holotype Wille 108 (barcode 00953347), and the paratypes Wille 174 (barcode 00953348), and Wille 1246 (barcode 00953345).
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 00953346
Occurrence ID: bfb84cdd-d9ae-4e72-b939-f36b327d5874
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Feedback
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Kingdom
Algae
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Division
Cyanobacteria
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Class
Cyanophyceae
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Order
Nostocales
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Family
Scytonemataceae
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All Determinations
Scytonema subgelatinosum N.L.Gardner
Scytonema hofmannii C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault det F. E. Drouet, Apr 1971
Scytonema guyanense Bornet & Flahault det L. R. Almodóvar, 23 Sep 1957
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Type Details
paratype of Scytonema subgelatinosum N.L.Gardner
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Region
West Indies
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Country
Puerto Rico
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Locality
Maricao, on rocks by the road to Monte Montora
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Distribution
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Scytonema subgelatinosum N.L.Gardner