Polysiphonia aurata Harvey 1855
Publication Details
Polysiphonia aurata Harvey 1855: 541
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 525-566.
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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 Tiparraria aurata (Harvey) Womersley.
Source of Synonymy
Womersley, H.B.S. (2003). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIID Ceramiales - Delesseriaceae, Sarcomeniaceae, Rhodomelaceae. pp. [1]-533, 226 figs, 2 pls. Canberra & Adelaide: Australian Biological Resources Study & State Herbarium of South Australia.
Type Information
Type locality: King George Sound, Western Australia; (Womersley 2003: 303) Lectotype: Harvey; TCD, Herb. Harvey; Trav. Set. No. 307 (Womersley 2003: 303)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), rich in gold; ornamented with gold; gilt.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 October 2003 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 September 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 September 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 June 2025
