Stictosiphonia J.D.Hooker & Harvey, 1847
Holotype species: Stictosiphonia hookeri (Harvey) Harvey
Currently accepted name for the type species: Bostrychia intricata (Bory) Montagne
Original publication: Harvey, W.H. & Hooker, J.D. (1847). LV. Algae L. In: The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, Kt., R.N., F.R.S., etc. by Joseph Dalton Hooker, M.D., R.N., F.L.S., assistant surgeon of the "Erebus" and botanist to the expedition. Vol. 1. Flora antarctica. Part I. Botany of Lord Auckland's Group and Campbell's Island. (Hooker, J.D. Eds), pp. 454-502. London: L. Reeve.
Request PDFType designated in: Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. & Sluiman, H.J. (1980). Red algae found on European salt-marshes. I. Bostrychia scorpioides (Rhodomelaceae). Aquatic Botany 9: 323-342, 16 figs.
The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2022-12-19 by M.D. Guiry.
Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bostrychia.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Zuccarello, G.C. & West, J.A. (2006). Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Bostrychioideae (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta): subsuming Stictosiphonia and highlighting polyphyly in species of Bostrychia. Phycologia 45: 24-36.
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 December 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
