Polysiphonia gunniana Harvey 1844

Publication Details
Polysiphonia gunniana Harvey 1844: 437, no fig.

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1844). Algae of Tasmania. London Journal of Botany 3: 428-454.

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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 Heterosiphonia gunniana (Harvey) Reinbold.

Type Information
Syntype localities: "George Town, V. D. L., Ronald Gunn, Esg., n. 1265, 1266." [Georgetown, Tasmania]; (Harvey 1844: 437) Lectotype (designated by Womersley 1998: 499): Gunn 1265; TCD; Herb. Harvey (Womersley 1998: 499)

Eponomy
Named for the collector Ronald Campbell Gunn (1808-1881), "...to whom the botany of V. D. Land stands so largely indebted."

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 20 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 February 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 January 2025

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