Polysiphonia denudata (Dillwyn) Greville ex Harvey 1833

Publication Details
Polysiphonia denudata (Dillwyn) Greville ex Harvey 1833: 332

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1833). Div. I. Inarticulatae. Div. II. Confervoideae; Div. III. Gloiocladeae. In: The English Flora of Sir James Edward Smith. Class XXIV. Cryptogamia. Vol. V. (or Vol. II of Dr. Hooker's British flora). Part I. Comprising the Mosses, Hepaticae, Lichens, Characeae and Algae. (Hooker, W.J. Eds), pp. 259-262, 264-401. London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans Paternoster-Row.

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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 Carradoriella denudata (Dillwyn) Savoie & G.W.Saunders.

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
Conferva denudata Dillwyn

Type Information
Type locality: Southampton, England; (Kapraun & Norris 1982: 228) Lectotype: Biddulph; BM-K; (Maggs & Hommersand 1993) Notes: Syntypes: BM-K.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), denuded, stripped, having the leaves or hairs worn off (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 17 May 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 February 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 February 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024

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