Polysiphonia spinosa (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1842
Current name:
Polysiphonia spinosa (C.Agardh) J.Agardh
Lagoon of Strunjan (Slovenian coast, Gulf of Trieste, North Adriatic Sea) - 06 April 2022. Claudio Battelli (claudio.battelli@guest.arnes.si)
Publication Details
Polysiphonia spinosa (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1842: 140
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1842). Algae maris Mediterranei et Adriatici, observationes in diagnosin specierum et dispositionem generum. pp. [i]-x, 1-164. Parisiis [Paris]: Apud Fortin, Masson et Cie.
Request PDFPublication date: 9 April 1842
Type 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
Rhodomela spinosa C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: "In mari Adriatico ad Venetiam. Ruchinger." [Venice, Adriatic Sea, Italy]; (Agardh 1824: 200)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spiny.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 March 2017
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 December 2024
