Polysiphonia virgata (C.Agardh) Sprengel 1827
Publication Details
Polysiphonia virgata (C.Agardh) Sprengel 1827: 350
Published in: Sprengel, K.[P.J.] (1827). Systema vegetabilium Editio decima sexta. Voluminis IV. Pars I. Classis 24. Vol. 4 pp. [i]-iv, [1]-592. Gottingae [Göttingen]: sumtibus Librariae Dieterichianae.
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 Carradoriella virgata (C.Agardh) P.C.Silva.
Source of Synonymy
Savoie, A.M. & Saunders, G.W. (2018 '2019'). A molecular assessment of species diversity and generic boundaries in the red algal tribes Polysiphonieae and Streblocladieae (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) in Canada. European Journal of Phycology 54(1): 1-25.
Basionym
Hutchinsia virgata C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: "Ad Caput Bonae Spei, in Laminaria buccinali" [Cape of Good Hope, South Africa]; (Agardh 1824: 157)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), twiggy, long and slender or streaked, rod-like (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 April 2019
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Taxonomic note
See Wynne (1998) regarding the taxonomic status of Carradoria and Carradoriella. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Distributional note
According to Stegenga et al. (1997) this is likely to be a South African endemic. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 April 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2025
