Polysiphonia dichotoma Hollenberg, nom. illeg. 1944
Publication Details
Polysiphonia dichotoma Hollenberg, nom. illeg. 1944: 477, figs 6, 9
Published in: Hollenberg, G.J. (1944). An account of the species of Polysiphonia on the Pacific coast of North America. II. Polysiphonia. American Journal of Botany 31: 474-483, 12 figs.
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 Polysiphonia indigena Hollenberg.
Type Information
Type locality: USA: California: Santa Cruz; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: UC; 273755 (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dichotomous, having divisions always in pairs (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 February 2011 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 October 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024