Polysiphonia japonica var. forfex (Harvey) Yoon 1986
Current name:
Melanothamnus forfex (Harvey) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs
Cape Peron, Western Australia; growing on the seagrass Amphibolis antarctica - 25 February 2021. John Huisman
Publication Details
Polysiphonia japonica var. forfex (Harvey) Yoon 1986: 36
Published in: Yoon, H.Y. (1986). A taxonomic study of genus Polysiphonia (Rhodophyta) from Korea. Korean Journal of Phycology 1: 3-86, 32 figs, 12 plates.
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 Melanothamnus forfex (Harvey) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs.
Basionym
Polysiphonia forfex Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: Rottnest Island, Western Australia; (Harvey 1859: pl. 96) Lectotype: on Posidonia; TCD; [herb. Harvey 15353-4] (Womersley 1979: 495) Notes: Listed by Womersley (1979: 495) as "holotype" in Harvey's "Travelling Set No. 186 as P. forcipata". Islolectotype in BM (Womersley 1979: 495)..
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to Japan (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 February 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024