Polysiphonia pulvinata f. parvula Heydrich 1892
Publication Details
Polysiphonia pulvinata f. parvula Heydrich 1892: 481
Published in: Heydrich, F. (1892). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Algenflora von Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land (Deutsch-Neu-Guinea). Berichte der deutsche botanischen Gesellschaft 10: 458-485, 1 fig., pls XXIV-XXVI.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Polysiphonia is Polysiphonia urceolata (Lightfoot ex Dillwyn) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Papua New Guinea: Hartzfeldthaven; (INA 1996) Type: Capt. Schneider; spring 1891; on Sargassum cristaefolium var. upolense; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cushion-shaped, strongly convexed (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 May 2014
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 May 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 July 2025
