Platysiphonia mutabilis (Harvey) Womersley & Shepley 1959
Publication Details
Platysiphonia mutabilis (Harvey) Womersley & Shepley 1959: 195, 209
Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. & Shepley, E.A. (1959). Studies on the Sarcomenia group of the Rhodophyta. Australian Journal of Botany 7: 168-223, 110 figs, 5 plates.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Platysiphonia is Platysiphonia miniata (C.Agardh) Børgesen.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Polysiphonia mutabilis Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: Fremantle, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 465) Lectotype: on “Zostera” (=Posidonia); TCD, Herb. Harvey; Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 116A (Womersley 2003: 162)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), variable.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 March 2014
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Taxonomic note
Womersley (2003: 162) notes that Borgesen (1931b: 8) first stated that S. mutabilis could be referred to Platysiphonia, but did not validate the transfer. - (28 January 2009) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 March 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 May 2025
