Polysiphonia fragilis Suringar 1867
Publication Details
Polysiphonia fragilis Suringar 1867: 259
Published in: Suringar, W.F.R. (1867). Algarum iaponicarum Musei Botanici L.B. index praecursorius. Annales Musei Botanici Lugduno-Batavi 3: 256-259.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Polysiphonia is Polysiphonia urceolata (Lightfoot ex Dillwyn) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Iaponia; Siebold" [Japan: collected by Siebold]; (Suringar 1867: 259) Type: L; (Yoshida 1998: 1066)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fragile (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 March 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
