Polysiphonia fragilis Sperk, nom. illeg. 1869
Publication Details
Polysiphonia fragilis Sperk, nom. illeg. 1869: 64
Published in: Sperk, G.F. (1869). Ocherki al'gologicheskoy flory Chornogo morya v sistematicheskom, morfologicheskom i fiziologicheskom otnosheniyakh [Essays on the algological flora of the Black Sea in systematic, morphological and physiological terms]. pp. vii, 160. Kharkiv: Universitetskoy Tipografiya. [in Russian]
Publication date: 1869
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 Carradoriella elongata (Hudson) Savoie & G.W.Saunders.
Source of Synonymy
Savoie, A.M. & Saunders, G.W. (2018 '2019'). A molecular assessment of species diversity and generic boundaries in the red algal tribes Polysiphonieae and Streblocladieae (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) in Canada. European Journal of Phycology 54(1): 1-25.
Type Information
Type locality: Crimean shore of Black Sea (Kerch); (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fragile (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 January 2011 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 October 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024
