Pterosiphonia arctica (J.Agardh) Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1903
Publication Details
Pterosiphonia arctica (J.Agardh) Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1903: 329
Published in: Setchell, W.A. & Gardner, N.L. (1903). Algae of northwestern America. University of California Publications in Botany 1: 165-418, Plates 17-27.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pterosiphonia is Pterosiphonia cloiophylla (C.Agardh) Falkenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Savoiea arctica (J.Agardh) M.J.Wynne.
Basionym
Polysiphonia arctica J.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Spetsbergen; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: "Vahl & Exp. Torell"; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of or pertaining to the Arctic (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 July 2018
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
