Polysiphonia minutissima Hollenberg 1942
Publication Details
Polysiphonia minutissima Hollenberg 1942: 781, fig. 21
Published in: Hollenberg, G.J. (1942). An account of the species of Polysiphonia on the Pacific coast of North America. I. Oligosiphonia. American Journal of Botany 29: 772-785, 21 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Polysiphonia is Polysiphonia urceolata (Lightfoot ex Dillwyn) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Melanothamnus minutissimus (Hollenberg) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs.
Type Information
Type locality: Punta Banda, Baja California, Mexico; (Díaz-Tapia & al. 2017: 10) Holotype: 17.xii.1938; US; 66797 (Díaz-Tapia & al. 2017: 10) Notes: Collector: Hollenberg 2554 (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), extremely small.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 May 2017
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 May 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
