Onychocolax polysiphoniae Pocock 1956
Publication Details
Onychocolax polysiphoniae Pocock 1956: 32-38, figs. 5a-l; 6a-p, pl. 5: figs A-J; pl. 6: figs A-F
Published in: Pocock, M.A. (1956). South African parasitic Florideae and their hosts. 3. Four minute parasitic Florideae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 167: 11-41, 6 figs, 6 plates.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Onychocolax.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: The Kowie [near mouth of Kowie River], beyond Salt Vlei, Cape Province, South Africa; (Pocock 1956: 32) Type: Parasitic on Polysiphonia incompta growing on rock in wave swpet gullies and pools.; (Pocock 1956: 32)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling, or growing on or in species of the genus Polysiphonia (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 January 2002 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 11 April 2009
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 April 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
