Polysiphonia hemisphaerica Areschoug 1871
Publication Details
Polysiphonia hemisphaerica Areschoug 1871: 936, adnot.
Published in: Areschoug, J.E. (1871). Alger, samlade vid Alexandria af framl. Dr. Hedenborg [Algae, collected at Alexandria by framl. Dr Hedenborg]. Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 27: 929-939, no figs.
Request PDFType 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 Lophosiphonia hemisphaerica (Areschoug) Díaz-Tapia.
Source of Synonymy
Díaz-Tapia, P., Tüney-Kizilkaya, I. & Taskin, E. (2022). Lophosiphonia obscura and Polysiphonia sukatarii sp. nov. (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) from mesohaline Lake Bafa, Turkey. Phycologia 61(3): [1-9] 265-273.
Type Information
Type locality: "... ab Cel. J. Agardh et a me relate est plants quaedam Bahusiensis, quam in Algis Scand. exs. ed. 1 sub n:o 60 et in ed. 2 sub n:o 67 distribuimus." [Brandskären, Koster, Bohuslän, Sweden]; (Areschoug 1871: 326, adnot.) Notes: “Polysiphonia pulvinata Aresch. Alg. scand. exs. ed. 1 No.60 and ed. 2 No. 67” (Athanasiadis, 1996: 124).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), half spherical.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 13 April 2022
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 December 2024
