Polysiphonia macrocarpa (C.Agardh) Sprengel 1827
Publication Details
Polysiphonia macrocarpa (C.Agardh) Sprengel 1827: 350
Published in: Sprengel, K.[P.J.] (1827). Systema vegetabilium Editio decima sexta. Voluminis IV. Pars I. Classis 24. Vol. 4 pp. [i]-iv, [1]-592. Gottingae [Göttingen]: sumtibus Librariae Dieterichianae.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Polysiphonia is Polysiphonia urceolata (Lightfoot ex Dillwyn) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Hutchinsia macrocarpa C.Agardh
Type Information
'In mari Antillarnm [sic] ad "Port au Pray"'; (Agardh 1824: 147) Notes: "In mari Antillarum ad 'Port au Pray'" [probably Port-de-Paix, Haiti] (Silva et al., 1996: 536). Port-au-Prince, Haiti (Mamoozadeh & Freshwater 2012: 334 - see remarks - Port-au-Prince or Port-de-Paix, Haiti).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with large fruit.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 April 2025
