Polysiphonia plumula J.Agardh 1885
Publication Details
Polysiphonia plumula J.Agardh 1885: 99
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1885). Till algernes systematik. Nya bidrag. (Fjerde afdelningen.). Lunds Universitets Årskrift, Afdelningen for Mathematik och Naturvetenskap 21(8): 1-117, 1 pl.
Request PDFType 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 plumula (J.Agardh) Falkenberg.
Type Information
Type locality: "California (ex Santa Barbara mihi missa)"; (Agardh 1885: 99)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), diminutive of "pluma", a wing; plumule (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 October 2012
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 October 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
