Polysiphonia masonii Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1930
Publication Details
Polysiphonia masonii Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1930: 160-161
Published in: Setchell, W.A. & Gardner, N.L. (1930). Marine algae of the Revillagigedo Islands Expedition in 1925. Proceedings of the California Academy of Science, Series 4 19(11): 109-215, pls 4-15.
Request PDFPublication date: 30 December 1930
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 masonii (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs.
Source of Synonymy
Díaz-Tapia, P., McIvor, L., Freshwater, D.W., Verbruggen, H., Wynne, M.J. & Maggs, C.A. (2017). The genera Melanothamnus Bornet & Falkenberg and Vertebrata S.F. Gray constitute well-defined clades of the red algal tribe Polysiphonieae (Rhodomelaceae, Ceramiales). European Journal of Phycology 52(1): 1-20, 77 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Isla Guadalupe, Baja California, México; (Setchell & Gardner 1930: 161) Holotype: H.L. Mason No. 86; April 1925; Growing on Zostera marina; UC; CAS173618 in UC (Setchell & Gardner 1930: 161)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 January 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 December 2024
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Francisco F. Pedroche in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 December 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 June 2025
