Polysiphonia pennata (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1842
Current name:
Xiphosiphonia pennata (C.Agardh) Savoie & G.W.Saunders
microscope, Malmousque, Marseille, France, 2011Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Polysiphonia pennata (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1842: 141
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.
Publication 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 Xiphosiphonia pennata (C.Agardh) Savoie & G.W.Saunders.
Basionym
Hutchinsia pennata C.Agardh
Type Information
Syntype localities: "In mari Mediterraneo. — In mari Atlantica ad Gades." [Mediterranean, Atlantic at Cadíz]; (Agardh 1824: 124) Lectotype: LD; Herb. Alg. Agardh 39271 (Womersley 2003: 340) Notes: Lectotype selected from Mediterranean?
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pinnate (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 October 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 October 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024