Polysiphonia sphaerocarpa var. cheloniae Hollenberg & J.N.Norris 1977
Publication Details
Polysiphonia sphaerocarpa var. cheloniae Hollenberg & J.N.Norris 1977: 16, fig 4 A-C, 6 A
Published in: Hollenberg, G.J. & Norris, J.N. (1977). The red alga Polysiphonia (Rhodomelaceae) in the northern Gulf of California. Smithsonian Contributions to Marine Sciences 1: 1-21.
Request PDFType 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 cheloniae (Hollenberg & J.N.Norris) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs.
Source of Synonymy
Díaz-Tapia, P., McIvor, L., Freshwater, D.W., Verbruggen, H., Wynne, M.J. & Maggs, C.A. (2017). The genera Melanothamnus Bornet & Falkenberg and Vertebrata S.F. Gray constitute well-defined clades of the red algal tribe Polysiphonieae (Rhodomelaceae, Ceramiales). European Journal of Phycology 52(1): 1-20, 77 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Mexico: Sonora: between Campo Ona and Campo Viboras, on sea turtle carapace; (INA 1996) Holotype: 21.i.1974; US; 160602 (Díaz-Tapia & al. 2017: table 4) Notes: Collector: J.N. Norris 4801 (INA).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 May 2017
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 May 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 June 2025
