Polysiphonia constricta Womersley 1979
Publication Details
Polysiphonia constricta Womersley 1979: 497, fig. 11 F-H
Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. (1979). Southern Australian species of Polysiphonia Greville (Rhodophyta). Australian Journal of Botany 27: 459-528, 14 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 Vertebrata constricta (Womersley) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs.
Type Information
Type locality: Muston, American R. inlet, Kangaroo I., South Australia; (Womersley 2003: 205) Holotype: Womersley; 21 November 1968; 2-3 m deep; AD; A32927 (Womersley 2003: 205)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), constricted.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
Confined to very sheltered waters in bays and inlets (Womersley 2003: 205).
Created: 20 August 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 October 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
