Stylobryon Explained

Stylobryon is a monotypic genus of golden algae in the family Dinobryaceae. It has one known species Stylobryon insignis .

Stylobryon has been found in numerous lakes, notably Lake Erie.^[1]

In 1866, Alfred Cheatham Stokes,^[2] described in North America Stylobryon abbottii,^[3] this is now accepted as Poteriodendron petiolatum var. abbottii .^[4]

External links

• Stylobryon at algaebase.org
• Stylobryon at the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)

Notes and References

1. Stewart . Timothy W. . Lowe . Rex L. . Benthic Algae of Lake Erie (1865-2006): A Review of Assemblage Composition, Ecology, and Causes and Consequences of Changing Abundance . The Ohio Journal of Science . December 2008 . 108 . 5) . 82–94.
2. Web site: Stokes, Alfred Cheatham International Plant Names Index . www.ipni.org . 16 August 2022.
3. John D. Wehr, Robert G. Sheath and J. Patrick Kociolek (editors)
4. Stylobryon abbottii . 628279 . 17 August 2022.