Polysiphonia polyphysa Kützing 1863
Publication Details
Polysiphonia polyphysa Kützing 1863: 20
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1863). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. XIII. pp. [i-iii], 1-31, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
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 polyphysus (Kützing) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs.
Type Information
Type locality: New Caledonia; (Millar & Prud'homme van Reine 2005: 545) Holotype: Vieillard # 89c; L; 941,253-167 (barcode L 0056094) (Millar & Prud'homme van Reine 2005: 545) Notes: Holotype: L 4082747 (Díaz-Tapia et al., 2017).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 May 2017
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 May 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
