Polysiphonia akkeshiensis Segi 1951
Publication Details
Polysiphonia akkeshiensis Segi 1951: 232, figs 23, 24; pl. 9: figs 1-3
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 Melanothamnus akkeshiensis (Segi) Savoie & G.W.Saunders.
Source of Synonymy
Savoie, A.M. & Saunders, G.W. (2018 '2019'). A molecular assessment of species diversity and generic boundaries in the red algal tribes Polysiphonieae and Streblocladieae (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) in Canada. European Journal of Phycology 54(1): 1-25.
Type Information
Type locality: Japan: Lake Akkeshi, Hokkaido; (INA 1996) Type (photographed as pl. 9: 1): H. Hirose; (INA 1996) Notes: Holotype: SAP (Segi 1951) (Savoie & Saunders, 2019).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 March 2019
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 March 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 December 2024
