Polysiphonia obscura (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1842

Lophosiphonia obscura (C.Agardh) Falkenberg

Current name: Lophosiphonia obscura (C.Agardh) Falkenberg
Salina, Portoferraio, Elba Island, Italy. Detail of branch. Shallow salt marsh; collected by Francesca RossiFabio Rindi (f.rindi@univpm.it)

Publication Details
Polysiphonia obscura (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1842: 123

Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1842). Algae maris Mediterranei et Adriatici, observationes in diagnosin specierum et dispositionem generum. pp. [i]-x, 1-164. Parisiis [Paris]: Apud Fortin, Masson et Cie.

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Publication date: 9 April 1842

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 Lophosiphonia obscura (C.Agardh) Falkenberg.

Basionym
Hutchinsia obscura C.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: Cádiz, Spain; (Silva & al. 1996: 525) Type: LD, Herb. Agardh; (Womersley 2003: 335)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dark, shady, indisctinct (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 September 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 29 July 2011

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 July 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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