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Polysiphonia adamsiae Womersley 1979
Publication Details
Polysiphonia adamsiae Womersley 1979: 503, fig. 13 E-H
Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. (1979). Southern Australian species of Polysiphonia Greville (Rhodophyta). Australian Journal of Botany 27: 459-528, 14 figs.
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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 Bryocladia adamsiae (Womersley) Díaz-Tapia.
Source of Synonymy
Díaz-Tapia, P. & Verbruggen, H. (2023 '2024'). Resolving the taxonomy of the Polysiphonia scopulorum complex and the Bryocladia lineage (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology 60(1): 49–72, 13 figures.
Type Information
Type locality: "Orford, Prosser Bay, Tas." [Tasmania]; (Womersley 1979: 504) Holotype: S.A. Shepherd; 10 February 1970; 0-3 m deep; AD; A35678 (Womersley 1979: 504)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latinised), named for Nancy Adams, New Zealand botanist.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
Lower eulittoral and uppermost sublittoral (Womersley 2003: 211).
Created: 20 August 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 June 2024
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Habitat note
Forming small turfs on sand-covered rocks, sand-free rocks or, more rarely, epiphytic on Hormosira banksii; mid- to low-intertidal zone at moderately to extremely wave-exposed sites (Diaz-Tapia et al., 2018). - (08 October 2018) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 June 2025
