Polyphysa aspergillosa J.V.Lamouroux 1816
Current name:
Acetabularia peniculus (R.Brown ex Turner) Solms-Laubach
Point Lonsdale, Victoria, AustraliaMichael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Polyphysa aspergillosa J.V.Lamouroux 1816: 252, pl. 8, fig.2
Published in: Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1816). Histoire des polypiers coralligènes flexibles, vulgairement nommés zoophytes. pp. [i]-lxxxiv, chart, [1]-560, [560, err], pls I-XIX, uncol. by author. Caen: De l'imprimerie de F. Poisson.
Request PDFType 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 Acetabularia peniculus (R.Brown ex Turner) 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.
Basionym
Fucus peniculus R.Brown ex Turner
Type Information
Type locality: "King George's Sound" [Western Australia]; (Turner 1811-1819: 77, 78) Type: Mr Brown [Robert Brown]; BM; Herb. Turner Notes: Womersley (1984: 297) gives the type locality as “Nouvelle-Hollande, sur une vénus” which is clearly incorrect.
Created: 25 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 23 September 2004
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 December 2024
