Polysiphonia rostrata Sonder 1845
Current name: Herposiphonia rostrata (Sonder) Reinbold
Publication Details
Polysiphonia rostrata Sonder 1845: 53
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 rostrata (Sonder) Reinbold.
Type Information
Type locality: Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 499) Holotype: MEL; 45839 (Womersley 2003: 295) Notes: Type locality: probably near Fremantle (Womersley, 2003).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 February 2009
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 February 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024