Polysiphonia vagabunda Harvey 1859

Publication Details
Polysiphonia vagabunda Harvey 1859: 300

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1859). Algae. Part III. Flora Tasmaniae. 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...Vol. II. Part III. Flora Tasmaniae. Monocotyledones and Acotyledones. (Hooker, J.D. Eds), pp. 282-343. London: Lovell Reeve.

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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 Asparagopsis armata Harvey.

Origin of Species Name
(Latin), to wander (Dawes & Mathieson 2008)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 February 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 March 2024

 
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