Polysiphonia echinata Harvey 1853

Publication Details
Polysiphonia echinata Harvey 1853: 38

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1853). Nereis boreali-americana; or, contributions towards a history of the marine algae of the atlantic and pacific coasts of North America. Part II. Rhodospermeae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(5): [i-ii], [1]-258, pls XIII-XXXVI.

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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 Acanthosiphonia echinata (Harvey) Savoie & G.W.Saunders.

Type Information
Type locality: Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA; (Mamoozadeh & Freshwater 2011: 277) Holotype: TCD; 0012799 (Savoie & Saunder 2018: 9) Notes: Collector: W.H. Harvey 22 (INA). Isotype: US-66789 (slide number US-3323, 3324), W.H. Harvey, Feb. 1850 (Mamoozadeh & Freshwater 2011: 278).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), prickly.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 March 2019

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 March 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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