Polysiphonia nana Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Polysiphonia nana Kützing 1849: 879
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
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 Taenioma nanum (Kützing) Papenfuss.
Type Information
Type locality: Napoli, Italy; (Silva & al. 1996: 467) Type: L; 941.313.680 (Yoshida 1998: 996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dwarf (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 December 2023
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
