Polysiphonia kapraunii B.Stuercke & D.W.Freshwater 2010

Publication Details
Polysiphonia kapraunii B.Stuercke & D.W.Freshwater 2010: 305, figs 13-23

Published in: Stuercke, B. & Freshwater ,D. W. (2010). Two new species of Polysiphonia (Ceramiales, Florideophyceae) from the western Atlantic. Botanica Marina 53(4): 301-311.

Publication date: 2010

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
Holotype locality: Masonboro Inlet south jetty, New Hanover Co., North Carolina, USA (34º10.949' N, 077º48. 836' W); (Stuercke & Freshwater 2010: 305) Holotype (fig. 13): D.F. Kapraun, D.W. Freshwate and B. Stuercke; 4 May 2005; growing on rock; MICH; [=WNC2010-016] (Stuercke & Freshwater 2010: 305) Notes: Holotype: three specimens (male, female and tetrasporophyte) mounted on sheet. Isotypes: MICH [= WNC2010-017] and WNC (WNC2010-018 to WNC2010-020); WNC2005-₂081 to WNC2005-₂092, sealed Karo slides.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 28 April 2011 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 April 2011

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Distributional note
Currently, verified only from North Carolina although the species is likely distributed more widely in the warm- and cool-temperate western Atlantic (Stuercke & Freshwater 2010). - (28 April 2011) - G.M. Guiry

Habitat note
Subtidal on rocks (Stuercke & Freshwater 2010). - (28 April 2011) - G.M. Guiry

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 April 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 July 2025

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