Lophosiphonia villum (J.Agardh) Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1903
Publication Details
Lophosiphonia villum (J.Agardh) Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1903: 329
Published in: Setchell, W.A. & Gardner, N.L. (1903). Algae of northwestern America. University of California Publications in Botany 1: 165-418, Plates 17-27.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lophosiphonia is Lophosiphonia obscura (C.Agardh) Falkenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Polysiphonia villum J.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Huisman, J.M., Kim, B. & Kim, M.S. (2017). The phylogenetic position of Polysiphonia scopulorum (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) based on molecular analyses and morphological observations of specimens from the type locality in Western Australia. Phytotaxa 324(1): 51-62, 2 figs.
Basionym
Polysiphonia villum J.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: "ad littus americae tropicae" (Mexico); (Silva & al. 1996: 545) Type: Liebman; (INA 1996) Notes: Isotype: US00164816; "Americae tropicae", probably Pacific Mexico (Díaz-Tapia & Verbruggen, 2023).
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), tuft of hair; shaggy hair.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 September 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 July 2025
