Polysiphonia subulifera (C.Agardh) Harvey 1834
Publication Details
Polysiphonia subulifera (C.Agardh) Harvey 1834: 301
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1834). Algological illustrations. No. I. Remarks on some British algae, and descriptions of new species recently added to our flora. Journal of Botany [Hooker] 1: 296-305, pls CXXXVIII, CXXXIX.
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 Vertebrata subulifera (C.Agardh) Kuntze.
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
Hutchinsia subulifera C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Venice; (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 358) Lectotype: LD; 41607 (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 358)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), bearing sharp points.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 May 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 November 2024
