Polysiphonia leptura Kützing 1843
Publication Details
Polysiphonia leptura Kützing 1843: 425
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 denudata (Dillwyn) Savoie & G.W.Saunders.
Source of Synonymy
Savoie, A.M. & Saunders, G.W. (2018 '2019'). A molecular assessment of species diversity and generic boundaries in the red algal tribes Polysiphonieae and Streblocladieae (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) in Canada. European Journal of Phycology 54(1): 1-25.
Type Information
Venedig: Meneghini; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 February 1999 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 17 June 2025
