Polysiphonia villum J.Agardh 1863

Publication Details
Polysiphonia villum J.Agardh 1863: 941

Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1863). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen secundum: algas florideas complectens. Part 2, fasc. 3. pp. 787-1138, 1158-1291. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup. [in Latin]

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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 of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: "ad littus americae tropicae" (Mexico); (Silva & al. 1996: 545)

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), tuft of hair; shaggy hair.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 September 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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