Polysiphonia hystrix Hooker f. & Harvey 1847
Current name:
Echinothamnion hystrix (Hooker f. & Harvey) Kylin
Harvey, W.H. (1847). Nereis australis, or algae of the southern ocean: being figures and descriptions of marine plants, collected on the shores of the Cape of Good Hope, the extra-tropical Australian colonies, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Antarctic r
Publication Details
Polysiphonia hystrix Hooker f. & Harvey 1847: 41, pl. XIV [14]
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1847). Nereis australis, or algae of the southern ocean: being figures and descriptions of marine plants, collected on the shores of the Cape of Good Hope, the extra-tropical Australian colonies, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Antarctic regions; deposited in the Herbarium of the Dublin University. [Part 1]. pp. i-viii, 1-64, pls I-XXV. London: Reeve Brothers.
Request PDFType 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 Echinothamnion hystrix (Hooker f. & Harvey) Kylin.
Type Information
Type locality: "Tasmania, Mr. Gunn" [Georgetown, Tasmania]; (Womersley 2003: 224) Lectotype (Georgetown; Womersley 2003: 224): R.C. Gunn; BM; Herb. Hooker (Womersley 2003: 224)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), porpucine-like, bristly or spiny (Neal 1993).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 March 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
