Polysiphonia urceolata (Lightfoot ex Dillwyn) Greville 1824

Publication Details
Polysiphonia urceolata (Lightfoot ex Dillwyn) Greville 1824: 309

Published in: Greville, R.K. (1824). Flora edinensis: or a description of plants growing near Edinburgh, arranged according to the Linnean system, with a concise introduction to the natural orders of the class Cryptogamia, and illustrated plates. pp. i-lxxxi, 1-478. Edinburgh: Printed for William Blackwood, Edinburgh; and T. Cadell, Strand, London.

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Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Polysiphonia.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Polysiphonia stricta (Mertens ex Dillwyn) Greville.

Basionym
Conferva urceolata Lightfoot ex Dillwyn

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Greek), urceolate; like a small jug or pitcher.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 18 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 March 2020

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Unspecified note
Kapraun & Dunwoody (2002: 508) cite the authority as Lightfoot ex Dillwyn. - (07 June 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 February 2025

 
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