Polysiphonia adamsiae Womersley 1979

Publication Details
Polysiphonia adamsiae Womersley 1979: 503, fig. 13 E-H

Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. (1979). Southern Australian species of Polysiphonia Greville (Rhodophyta). Australian Journal of Botany 27: 459-528, 14 figs.

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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 of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: "Orford, Prosser Bay, Tas." [Tasmania]; (Womersley 1979: 504) Holotype: S.A. Shepherd; 10 February 1970; 0-3 m deep; AD; A35678 (Womersley 1979: 504)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latinised), named for Nancy Adams, New Zealand botanist.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
Lower eulittoral and uppermost sublittoral (Womersley 2003: 211).

Created: 20 August 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 February 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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