Polysiphonia adunca Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Polysiphonia adunca Kützing 1849: 808
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 Lophosiphonia reptabunda (Suhr) Kylin.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), hooked.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 June 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 September 2004
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Taxonomic note
See Silva in Silva, Basson & Moe (1996: 922), who considered it “likely” that this entity is a synonym of Lophosiphonia reptabunda. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 May 2025
