Heterosiphonia japonica Yendo 1920

Current name:
Dasysiphonia japonica (Yendo) H.-S.Kim
New Quay, Co. Clare, Ireland; on lower-shore ledges; introduced; clump to about 600 mm - 14 April 2006. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Heterosiphonia japonica Yendo 1920: 8
Published in: Yendo, K. (1920). Novae algae japoniae. Decas I-III. Botanical Magazine, Tokyo 34: 1-12.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Heterosiphonia is Heterosiphonia berkeleyi Montagne.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dasysiphonia japonica (Yendo) H.-S.Kim.
Type Information
Type locality: Suttu, Shiribeshi, Hokkaido, Japan; Lectotype: TI; herb. Yendo (Yoshida 1998: 950)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to Japan (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 August 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 September 2023