Polysiphonia macrarthra Zanardini 1874

Publication Details
Polysiphonia macrarthra Zanardini 1874: 490

Published in: Zanardini, G. (1874). Phyceae australicae novae vel minus cognitae. Flora 57: 486-490, 497-505.

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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 Neosiphonia sertularioides (Grateloup) K.W.Nam & P.J.Kang.

Source of Synonymy
Womersley, H.B.S. (2003). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIID Ceramiales - Delesseriaceae, Sarcomeniaceae, Rhodomelaceae. pp. [1]-533, 226 figs, 2 pls. Canberra & Adelaide: Australian Biological Resources Study & State Herbarium of South Australia.

Type Information
Type locality: Hab. Georgetown Tasmaniae - (Miss Goodwin.) [Georgetown, Tasmania, Australia]; (Zanardini 1874: 490) Type: Miss Goodwin; MCVE; (Womersley 2003: 186)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 12 December 2003 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 November 2017

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Taxonomic note
According to Womersley (2003: 186) Polysiphonia macrarthra Zanardini is probably a synonym of Polysiphonia sertularioides (Grateloup) J. Agardh as judged from a photograph of the type; the type in Herb. Zanardini, Museo Civico, Venice has not been available on loan. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2025

 
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