Polysiphonia rudis Hooker f. & Harvey 1845
Publication Details
Polysiphonia rudis Hooker f. & Harvey 1845: 183
Published in: Harvey, W.H. & Hooker, J.D. (1845). XXXVI. 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. 175-193. London: L. Reeve.
Request PDFPublication date: 1 May 1845
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 Bryocladia rudis (Hooker f. & Harvey) Díaz-Tapia.
Source of Synonymy
Díaz-Tapia, P. & Verbruggen, H. (2023 '2024'). Resolving the taxonomy of the Polysiphonia scopulorum complex and the Bryocladia lineage (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology 60(1): 49–72, 13 figures.
Type Information
Type locality: Auckland Island; Type: J. D. Hooker; July 1844; BM-K; Notes: Possible syntypes: BM1082279-82 (Díaz-Tapia & Verbruggen, 2023).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), wild.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 August 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 June 2024
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 July 2025
