Polysiphonia obscura (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1842
Current name:
Lophosiphonia obscura (C.Agardh) Falkenberg
Salina, Portoferraio, Elba Island, Italy. Detail of some erect axes. In shallow salt marsh; collected by Francesca RossiFabio Rindi (f.rindi@univpm.it)
Publication Details
Polysiphonia obscura (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1842: 123
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1842). Algae maris Mediterranei et Adriatici, observationes in diagnosin specierum et dispositionem generum. pp. [i]-x, 1-164. Parisiis [Paris]: Apud Fortin, Masson et Cie.
Request PDFPublication date: 9 April 1842
Type 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 Lophosiphonia obscura (C.Agardh) Falkenberg.
Basionym
Hutchinsia obscura C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Cádiz, Spain; (Silva & al. 1996: 525) Type: LD, Herb. Agardh; (Womersley 2003: 335)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dark, shady, indisctinct (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 September 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 July 2011
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Taxonomic note
According to Maggs & Hommersand (1993) this species is a synonym of Lophosiphonia reptabunda (Suhr ex Kützing) Kylin - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 July 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
