Polysiphonia urceolata f. pulvinata Kylin 1907

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Biliphyta
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Florideophyceae
Subclass Rhodymeniophycidae
Order Ceramiales
Family Rhodomelaceae
Tribe Polysiphonieae
Genus Polysiphonia

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Publication details
Polysiphonia urceolata f. pulvinata Kylin 1907: 139

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 stricta (Mertens ex Dillwyn) Greville

Origin of species name
Adjective A (Greek), urceolate; like a small jug or pitcher.

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

Nomenclatural notes
Kylin’s concept was explicitly based on P. pulvinata sensu J.Agardh (1863). Polysiphonia urceolata f. pulvinata Kylin is to be accepted as a new taxon, with a type: to be selected from Agardh’s (1863: 957, excl. syn.) specimens of P. pulvinata from Kattegat (ICBN, art. 58.1) (Athanasiadis, 1996).

General environment
This is a marine species.

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.

Created: 01 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi

Verified by: 23 September 2004 by M.D. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2021.