Lophosiphonia sacchorhiza Collins & Hervey 1917
Current name:
Polysiphonia saccorhiza (Collins & Hervey) Hollenberg
Kangaroo Island, South Australia - 20 October 2009. M.D. Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Lophosiphonia sacchorhiza Collins & Hervey 1917: 127
Published in: Collins, F.S. & Hervey, A.B. (1917). The algae of Bermuda. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 53: 1-195, 6 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lophosiphonia is Lophosiphonia obscura (C.Agardh) Falkenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Polysiphonia saccorhiza (Collins & Hervey) Hollenberg.
Type Information
Type locality: Bermuda; (INA 1996) Notes: Isotypes: NY, Collins Herbarium; Gibbet Island, Bermuda (Díaz-Tapia et al., 2017).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 May 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 May 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2025
