Polysiphonia argus Kützing 1864
Publication Details
Polysiphonia argus Kützing 1864: 17, pl. 48
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 Herposiphonia versicolor (Hooker & Harvey) Reinbold.
Type Information
Type locality: Western Port, Victoria; (Womersley 2003: 295) Holotype: MEL; 45813 (Womersley 2003: 295) Notes: Based on a Harvey, Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 197H specimen. Isotypes: Trav. Set 354, in MEL, 45821 and 1006754.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latinised), Latinised form of the Greek, argos, white; the hundred-eyed keeper of Io, killed by Mercury at the command of Jupiter (Smith & Lockwood 1933).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 October 2003 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 February 2009
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 February 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
