Polysiphonia lawrenciana Harvey 1844

Heterosiphonia lawrenciana (Harvey) Parsons

Current name: Heterosiphonia lawrenciana (Harvey) Parsons
Cape Peron, Western Australia - 02 January 2019. J.M. Huisman

Publication Details
Polysiphonia lawrenciana Harvey 1844: 438, no fig. (as 'Polysiphonia Lawrenciana')

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1844). Algae of Tasmania. London Journal of Botany 3: 428-454.

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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 Heterosiphonia lawrenciana (Harvey) Parsons.

Type Information
Type locality: "George Town, V. D. L., A. Gunn, Esq., n. 1268" [Georgetown, Tasmania]; (Silva & al. 1996: 442) Lectotype (designated by Womersley 1998: 501): R.C. Gunn 1268; BM; Gunn 1268 (Womersley 1998: 501) Notes: Harvey indicated a single Gunn specimen, no. 1268, which should be the holotype and any duplicates are isotypes.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 20 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 February 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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