Polymorpha Stackhouse, 1809
Lectotype species: Polymorpha crispa (Stackhouse) Stackhouse
Currently accepted name for the type species: Chondrus crispus Stackhouse
Original publication: Stackhouse, J. (1809). Tentamen marino-cryptogamicum, ordinem novum; in genera et species distributum, in Classe XXIVta Linnaei sistens. Mémoires de la Société Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou 2: [50]-97.
Request PDFType designated in: Papenfuss, G.F. (1950). Review of the genera of algae described by Stackhouse. Hydrobiologia 2(3): 181-208.
The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2016-03-16 by M.D. Guiry.
Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chondrus.
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 March 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
