Polysiphonia apiculata Hollenberg 1968
Publication Details
Polysiphonia apiculata Hollenberg 1968: 61, figs 1 D, 8, 9
Published in: Hollenberg, G.J. (1968). An account of the species of Polysiphonia of the central and western tropical Pacific Ocean. I. Oligosiphonia. Pacific Science 22: 56-98, 43 figs.
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 Melanothamnus apiculatus (Hollenberg) 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.
Type Information
Type locality: O'ahu Island, Hawai'i; (Díaz-Tapia & al. 2017: 48522) Holotype: 30.vii.1959; US; 48522 (Díaz-Tapia & al. 2017: table 6) Notes: Holotype: BISH 594511 (Abbott, 1999: 411). Collector: M. Soty 19127p at Hawaii: Oahu: Pokai Bay (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ending abruptly in a sharp point or apiculum (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 June 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 May 2017
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 May 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 December 2024
