Polysiphonia australis (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1863
Current name:
Vertebrata australis (C.Agardh) Kuntze
Cape Peron, Western Australia; scale 2 mmJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Polysiphonia australis (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1863: 1044-1045
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 Brongniartella australis (C.Agardh) F.Schmitz.
Basionym
Cladostephus australis C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: "Ad Novam Hollandiam" (one of three possible localities in Western Australia: Geographe Bay, Cape Leeuwin, or King George Sound; (Silva & al. 1996: 477) Type: Mus. Paris; (Parsons 1980: 278) Notes: Lectotype: (Parsons) PC. Isolectotype: Herb. Agardh, LD, 41993.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), south, southern (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 February 2009
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 February 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 January 2025
