Polysiphonia ericoides Harvey 1847
Publication Details
Polysiphonia ericoides Harvey 1847: 400, no fig.
Published in: Hooker, J.D. & Harvey, W.H. (1847). Algae tasmanicae: being a catalogue of the species of algae collected on the shores of Tasmania by Ronald Gunn, Esq., Dr. Heannerett, Mrs. Smith, Dr. Lyall and Dr. J.D. Hooker; with characters of the new species. London Journal of Botany 6: 397-417.
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 Perrinia ericoides (Harvey) Womersley.
Type Information
Type locality: "Tasmania, Rev. Mr. Ewing."; (Hooker & Harvey 1847: 400) Lectotype: Ewing; TCD; Herb. Harvey (Womersley 2003: 231)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 March 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024