Polysiphonia violacea var. bulbosa Suhr ex Areschoug 1847
Publication Details
Polysiphonia violacea var. bulbosa Suhr ex Areschoug 1847: 275
Published in: Areschoug, J.E. (1847). Phycearum, quae in maribus Scandinaviae crescunt, enumeratio. Sectio prior Fucaceas continens. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis 13: 223-382, pls I-IX.
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 Leptosiphonia fibrillosa (C.Agardh) Savoie & G.W.Saunders.
Type Information
Bahusia; in mari Norvegico prope Mandal; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), violet, refers to the blue-red colours nearer blue (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 May 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 20 March 2019
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Nomenclatural note
Areschoug 1847: 275 (INA). - (20 March 2019) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 March 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025
