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.
Type 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