Polysiphonia nigrita Sonder 1845
Publication details
Polysiphonia nigrita Sonder 1845: 53
Published in: Sonder, G. (1845). Nova algarum genera et species, quas in itinere ad oras occidentales Novae Hollandiae, collegit L. Priess, Ph. Dr. Botanische Zeitung 3: 49-57.
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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 Polysiphonia decipiens Montagne
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
Type information
Type locality: Western Australia (probably near Fremantle) (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 539). Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Womersley (1979: 502).
No distributions recorded
No distributional records for this taxon have been recorded by AlgaeBase to date. Generally, recent national lists or extensive regional or state lists have been employed to give a general indication of distribution.
Key references
Womersley, H.B.S. (2003). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIID Ceramiales - Delesseriaceae, Sarcomeniaceae, Rhodomelaceae. pp. [1]-533, 226 figs, 2 pls. Canberra & Adelaide: Australian Biological Resources Study & State Herbarium of South Australia.
Created: 11 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 29 January 2009 by Wendy Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2020.
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