Polysiphonia fragilis Sperk [Shperk], nom. illeg. 1869
Publication Details
Polysiphonia fragilis Sperk [Shperk], nom. illeg. 1869: 64
Published in: Sperk, G. (1869). Ocerki algologiceskoj flory Cernago Morja v sistematiceskom, morfologiceskom i fiziologiceskom otnosenijach [Algal flora of the Black Sea...]. pp. [i-ii], [i]-v, [vii], [1]-160. Kharkov: Universitetskoi Typografii. [in Ukrainian]
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 Carradoriella elongata (Hudson) Savoie & G.W.Saunders.
Type Information
Type locality: Crimean shore of Black Sea (Kerch); (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fragile (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 January 2011 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 March 2019
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 March 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
