Neosiphonia upolensis (Grunow) M.S.Kim & Boo 2008
Publication Details
Neosiphonia upolensis (Grunow) M.S.Kim & Boo 2008: 347
Published in: Kim M.S., Lim, P.-E. & Phang S.-M. (2008). Taxonomic notes on Malaysian Neosiphonia and Polysiphonia (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta). In: Taxonomy of Southeast Asian seaweeds. Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences. University of Malaya. Monograph Series Volume 2. (Phang, L.M., Lewmanmont, K. & Lim, P.-E. Eds), pp. 33-44. Kuala Lumpar: University of Malaya.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Neosiphonia is Neosiphonia flavimarina M.-S.Kim & I.K.Lee.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Melanothamnus upolensis (Grunow) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs.
Source of Synonymy
Díaz-Tapia, P., McIvor, L., Freshwater, D.W., Verbruggen, H., Wynne, M.J. & Maggs, C.A. (2017). The genera Melanothamnus Bornet & Falkenberg and Vertebrata S.F. Gray constitute well-defined clades of the red algal tribe Polysiphonieae (Rhodomelaceae, Ceramiales). European Journal of Phycology 52(1): 1-20, 77 figs.
Basionym
Polysiphonia upolensis Grunow
Type Information
Type locality: Upolu, Western Samoa; (Silva & al. 1996: 547) Lectotype: E.Graeffe; W; 7778 (Hollenberg 1968: 94) Notes: Syntypes: W (Díaz-Tapia et al., 2017).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 April 2010 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 February 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024
