Polyides flagelliformis Sonder 1845
Current name:
Gracilaria flagelliformis (Sonder) Womersley
Seabird, Western Australia.John Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)
Publication Details
Polyides flagelliformis Sonder 1845: 55
Published in: Sonder, G. (1845). Nova algarum genera et species, quas in itinere ad oras occidentales Novae Hollandiae, collegit L. Priess, Ph. Dr. Botanische Zeitung 3(4): 49-57.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Polyides is Polyides lumbricalis C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gracilaria flagelliformis (Sonder) Womersley.
Type Information
Type locality: "Occid. Nov. Holl." ; (Womersley 1996: 25) Holotype: Preiss; MEL ; 652097 (Womersley 1996: 25) Notes: Western Australia.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flagelliform (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 April 2001 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 February 2009
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 February 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
