Polysiphonia caespitosa (Pocock) Hollenberg 1968
Current name:
Polysiphonia caespitosa (Pocock) Hollenberg
Polysiphonia caespitosa, lower intertidal, South of Portugal, 2011, Ignacio Bárbara"
Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Polysiphonia caespitosa (Pocock) Hollenberg 1968: 79
Published in: Hollenberg, G.J. (1968). Phycological notes. III. New records of marine algae from the central tropical Pacific Ocean. Brittonia 20: 74-82, 7 figs.
Request PDFType 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.
Basionym
Falkenbergiella caespitosa Pocock
Type Information
Type locality: Muizenberg, False Bay, Cape Province, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 538)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), growing in patches or tufts, caespitose (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 June 2017
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 June 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
