Polysiphonia pulvinata Liebmann, nom. illeg. 1845
Publication Details
Polysiphonia pulvinata Liebmann, nom. illeg. 1845: pl. 2458
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 Polysiphonia stricta (Mertens ex Dillwyn) Greville.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cushion-shaped, strongly convexed (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 23 September 2004
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
