Polyostea robusta (N.L.Gardner) Savoie & G.W.Saunders 2016

Publication Details
Polyostea robusta (N.L.Gardner) Savoie & G.W.Saunders 2016: 928

Published in: Savoie, A.M. & Saunders, G.W. (2016). A molecular phylogenetic and DNA barcode assessment of the tribe Pterosiphonieae (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) emphasizing the Northeast Pacific. Botany 94: 917-939, 8 figs.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Polyostea is Polysiphonia urceolata (Lightfoot ex Dillwyn) Greville.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Savoiea robusta (N.L.Gardner) M.J.Wynne.

Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (2018). The status of Polyostea Ruprecht (1850) and the proposal of Savoiea gen. nov. (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta). Notulae Algarum 69: 1-4.

Basionym
Pterosiphonia robusta N.L.Gardner

Type Information
Type locality: USA: California: San Mateo Co.: Moss Beach; (Gardner 1927: 102) Holotype: N.L. Gardner 4622a; vi. 1920; UC; (Gardner 1927: 102) Notes: Type: UC266542 [INA].

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), strong growing, strong-growing, or stout (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 08 October 2016 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 July 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 July 2025