Polysiphonia yonakuniensis Segi 1951
Publication Details
Polysiphonia yonakuniensis Segi 1951: 257, fig. 33; pl. 13: 4
Published in: Segi, T. (1951). Systematic study of the genus Polysiphonia from Japan and its vicinity. Journal of the Faculty of Fisheries, Prefectural University of Mie 1: 167-272, 36 figs, 16 plates.
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 Wilsonosiphonia howei (Hollenberg) D.Bustamante, Won & T.O.Cho.
Source of Synonymy
Bustamante, D.E., Won, B.Y., Miller, K.A. & Cho, T.O. (2017). Wilsonosiphonia gen. nov. (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) based on molecular and morpho-anatomical characters. Journal of Phycology 53(2): 368–380, 7 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Japan: Yonakuni Isl., Loochoo Isls.; (INA 1996) Type: T. Tanaka; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 April 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 April 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024
