Polyphysa spicata Kützing 1863

Publication Details
Polyphysa spicata Kützing 1863: 12

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1863). Diagnosen und Bemerkungen zu drei und siebenzig neun Algenspecies. Zu der öffentlichen Prüfung sämmtlicher Klassen der Realschule zu Nordhausen. pp. [1]-19. Nordhausen: Realschule zu Nordhausen.

Publication date: Mai 1863

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Polyphysa is Polyphysa australis Lamarck.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Halicoryne spicata (Kützing) Solms-Laubach.

Source of Synonymy
Berger, S., Fettweiss, U., Gleissberg, S., Liddle, L.B., Richter, U., Sawitzky, H. & Zuccarello, G.C. (2003). 18S rDNA phylogeny and evaluation of cap development in Polyphysaceae (formerly Acetabulariaceae; Dasycladales, Chlorophyta). Phycologia 42: 506-561.

Type Information
Type locality: Baláde, New Caledonia; (Silva & al. 1996: 894) Holotype: Vieillard; L; 937,183-066 (barcode L 0054969) (Millar & Prud'homme van Reine 2005: 537)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), bearing spikes.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 15 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 April 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 April 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 September 2024

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