Polysiphonia platycarpa Børgesen 1934

Publication Details
Polysiphonia platycarpa Børgesen 1934: 23, figs 15-17

Published in: Børgesen, F. (1934). Some Indian Rhodophyceae especially from the shores of the Presidency of Bombay: IV. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 1934: 1-30, 19 figs, 4 pls [I-IV].

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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 Melanothamnus platycarpus (Børgesen) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs.

Type Information
Type locality: Bombay, India; (Silva & al. 1996: 544) Type: Børgesen 5024; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: 19.xii.1927; probable syntypes: BM 106768 and 106760 (Díaz-Tapia, 2017).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 12 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 15 May 2017

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 May 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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