Polysiphonia yendoi T.Segi 1951
Publication Details
Polysiphonia yendoi T.Segi 1951: 211, fig. 15; pl. VI [6]: figs 1, 2
Published in: Segi, T. (1951). Systematic study of the genus Polysiphonia from Japan and its vicinity. Journal of the Faculty of Fisheries, Prefectural University of Mie 1: 167-272, 36 figs, 16 plates.
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 Melanothamnus yendoi (T.Segi) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs.
Type Information
Type locality: Japan; (Yoshida 1998: 1073) Type: SAP; 025883 (Yoshida 1998: 1073) Notes: Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan; 30.iv.1935 (Díaz-Tapia et al., 2017). Japan [Hokkaido: Oshoro, Muroran, leg. Y. Nakamura, fide M.S. Kim & I.K. Lee (1999: 280), but Segi specifically excludes this specimen (pl. 6:2) as the type; pl. 6.1 is designated type, but without data] (INA).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 May 2017
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 May 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024