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(4): 49–57.
Request PDFPublication date: 24 January 1845
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 Vertebrata decipiens (Montagne) Kuntze.
Source of Synonymy
Bustamante, D.E., Won, B.Y., Wynne, M.J. & Cho, T.O. (2021). Molecular and morphological analyses reveal new taxa additions to the tribe Streblocladieae (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology 57(3): 817-830.
Type Information
Type locality: Western Australia (probably near Fremantle); (Silva & al. 1996: 539) Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Womersley (1979: 502).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 October 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 July 2025
