Polysiphonia angustissima Kützing 1864
Publication Details
Polysiphonia angustissima Kützing 1864: 17, pl. 47 d-g
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1864). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. XIV pp. [i-iii], 1-35, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
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 Polysiphonia subtilissima Montagne.
Source of Synonymy
Womersley, H.B.S. (1979). Southern Australian species of Polysiphonia Greville (Rhodophyta). Australian Journal of Botany 27: 459-528, 14 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Brighton, Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 546)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very narrow.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 December 2012
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 December 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024
