Polysiphonia schousboei Thuret 1876

Publication Details
Polysiphonia schousboei Thuret 1876: 61, pl. XXI

Published in: Bornet, É. & Thuret, G. (1876). Notes algologiques recueil d'observations sur les algues. Fasc. 1. pp. i-xx, 1-70, pls I-XXV. Paris: G. Masson.

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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 Leptosiphonia schousboei (Thuret) Kylin.

Type Information
Lectotype locality: Tanger, Morocco; (Diaz-Tapia et al. 2014: 202) Lectotype: Schousboe; March 1823; PC; 0658394 (Diaz-Tapia et al. 2014: 202, fig. 1) Notes: Syntypes: Biarritz (southwest France) and Tanger (Morocco) (Diaz-Tapia & Bárbara, 2013: 342). Epitype: specimen PC0542978 (male gametophyte), collected in Tanger in January 1824 (Diaz-Tapia et al., 2014: 202).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 15 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 June 2014

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 June 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 December 2024

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