Polysiphonia atropurpurea Moore 1837

Publication Details
Polysiphonia atropurpurea Moore 1837: 10, pl. 6

Published in: Colby, Colonel [T.F.] & [Larcom, T.F.] (1837). Ordnance survey of the county of Londonderry Volume the first. Memoir of the city and north western liberties of Londonderry. Parish of Templemore. pp. [1-5], 6-366, [1-2]. Notices 1-16, hand-coloured geological map of the Parish of Templemore, folding plan of the City of Londonderry, 8 other plans, 1 view, illustrations in the text; Notices pls 1-7 (2 generally hand-coloured). Dublin: Published for Her Majesty's Government. Hodges & Smith.

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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 currently regarded as a synonym of Vertebrata fucoides (Hudson) Kuntze.

Source of Synonymy
Maggs, C.A. & Hommersand, M.H. (1993). Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1. Rhodophyta. Part 3A. Ceramiales. pp. [i]-xv, 1-444, 129 figs, map. London: HMSO.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), black-purple (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 05 April 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 11 March 2019

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Nomenclatural note
David Moore (1808-1879). - (01 January 2025) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 March 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 June 2025

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