Polysiphonia californica var. plumigera Harvey 1862

Publication Details
Polysiphonia californica var. plumigera Harvey 1862: 168

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1862). Notice of a collection of algae made on the northwest coast of North America, chiefly at Vancouver Island, by David Lyall, Esq., M.D., R.N., in the years 1859-1861. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society. Botany 6: 157-177.

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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 Savoiea robusta (N.L.Gardner) M.J.Wynne.

Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (2018). The status of Polyostea Ruprecht (1850) and the proposal of Savoiea gen. nov. (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta). Notulae Algarum 69: 1-4.

Type Information
Type locality: Pt. Roberts 49N [Point Roberts, Whatcom County, Washington, USA]; (Harvey 1862: 168) Holotype: David Lyall; sandy beach near low water; TCD?;

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to California (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 15 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 July 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 July 2025

 
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