Polysiphonia hancockii E. Y. Dawson 1944
Publication Details
Polysiphonia hancockii E. Y. Dawson 1944: 331-332, pl. 50: fig. 2.
Published in: Dawson, E.Y. (1944). The marine algae of the Gulf of California. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 3(10): i-v, 189-432, pls 31-77.
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 hancockii (E.Y.Dawson) 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: San Jose del Cabo, Baja California, Mexico; (Dawson 1944: 332) Holotype: E.Y. Dawson(629c); February 16, 1940; epiphytic on Sargassum leaves, cast up; UC; AHFH(61), LAM(500420) in UC(1883963)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 December 2024
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Francisco F. Pedroche in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 December 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 July 2025