Polysiphonia tenella (C.Agardh) Moris & De Notaris

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Biliphyta
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Florideophyceae
Subclass Rhodymeniophycidae
Order Ceramiales
Family Rhodomelaceae
Tribe Polysiphonieae
Genus Polysiphonia

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Masthead Island, Queensland; scale 100 µm. J.M. Huisman. © J.M. Huisman.

Masthead Island, Queensland. J.M. Huisman. © J.M. Huisman.

microscope, Malmousque, Marseille, France, 2011. Ignacio Bárbara. © Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es).

microscope, Malmousque, Marseille, France, 2011. Ignacio Bárbara. © Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es).

microscope, Malmousque, Marseille, France, 2011. Ignacio Bárbara. © Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es).

middle intertidal, South Spain, 2011. Ignacio Bárbara. © Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es).

South of Spain, 2011. Ignacio Bárbara. © Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es).

South of Spain, 2011. Ignacio Bárbara. © Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es).

North of Spain, Cantabria, Noja, 2001. Ignacio Bárbara. © Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es).

North of Spain, Cantabria, Noja, 2001. Ignacio Bárbara. © Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es).

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Herposiphonia tenella (C.Agardh) Ambronn Masthead Island, Queensland; scale 100 µm
© J.M. Huisman

Publication details
Polysiphonia tenella (C.Agardh) Moris & De Notaris 1839: 265

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 Herposiphonia tenella (C.Agardh) Ambronn

Basionym
Hutchinsia tenella C.Agardh

Type information
Type locality: Sicily (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 499).

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), delicate (Stearn 1973).

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

Taxonomic notes
According to Diaz-Tapia & Barbára (2013:338), this is a synonym of Herposiphonia secunda f. tenella. - (24 Jan 2014) - Wendy Guiry

General environment
This is a marine species.

Detailed distribution with sources (Click to Load)

Key references
Díaz-Tapia, P. & Bárbara, I. (2013). Seaweeds from sand-covered rocks of the Atlantic Iberian Peninsula. Part. 1. The Rhodomelaceae (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta). Cryptogamie Algologie 34(4): 325-422.

Created: 17 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 24 January 2014 by Wendy Guiry

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 519 times since it was created.

Verification of data
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References
(Please note: only references with the binomials in the title are included. The information is from the Literature database.)

Schneider, C.W. & Searles, R.B. (1997). Notes on the marine algae of the Bermudas. 2. Some Rhodophyta, including Polysiphonia tongatensis and a discussion on the Herposiphonia secunda/tenella complex. Cryptogamie, Algologie 18: 187-210, 19 figs.

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Wendy Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 February 2020.