Polyphysa antillana (Solms-Laubach) M.J.Wynne 1986

Publication Details
Polyphysa antillana (Solms-Laubach) M.J.Wynne 1986: 2256

Published in: Wynne, M.J. (1986). A checklist of benthic marine algae of the tropical and subtropical western Atlantic. Canadian Journal of Botany 64: 2239-2281.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Polyphysa is Polyphysa australis Lamarck.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chalmasia antillana Solms-Laubach.

Source of Synonymy
Berger, S., Fettweiss, U., Gleissberg, S., Liddle, L.B., Richter, U., Sawitzky, H. & Zuccarello, G.C. (2003). 18S rDNA phylogeny and evaluation of cap development in Polyphysaceae (formerly Acetabulariaceae; Dasycladales, Chlorophyta). Phycologia 42: 506-561.

Basionym
Chalmasia antillana Solms-Laubach

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 September 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 December 2024

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Nomenclatural note
The combination first appeared in Bailey & al. (1976) as an invalid designation. - (02 April 2021) - E.A. Molinari Novoa

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Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 December 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 May 2025

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