Polysiphonia confusa Hollenberg 1961
Publication Details
Polysiphonia confusa Hollenberg 1961: 350
Published in: Hollenberg, G.J. (1961). Marine red algae of Pacific Mexico, Part 5: The genus Polysiphonia. Pacific Naturalist 2: 345-375, 7 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 Eutrichosiphonia confusa (Hollenberg) Savoie & G.W.Saunders.
Type Information
Type locality: Corona del Mar, California, USA ; (Savoie & Saunder 2018: 11) Holotype: Hollenberg 3285; US; 61222 (Savoie & Saunder 2018: 11)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), confused.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 March 2019
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 March 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
