Polysiphonia stimpsonii Harvey 1859
Publication Details
Polysiphonia stimpsonii Harvey 1859: 330 (as 'stimpsoni')
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1860). Characters of new algae, chiefly from Japan and adjacent regions, collected by Charles Wright in the North Pacific Exploring Expedition under Captain James Rodgers. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 4: 327-335.
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 stimpsonii (Harvey) Kuntze.
Type Information
Type locality: Hakodate Bay; (Masuda & al. 1995: 199) Holotype: Mr Stimpson; dredged specimen; TCD; a fragmentary specimen mounted on mica (Masuda & al. 1995: 199, fig. 30)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 May 2001 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 February 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024