Polyzonia flaccida Harvey 1855
Publication Details
Polyzonia flaccida Harvey 1855: 539
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 525-566.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Polyzonia is Polyzonia elegans Suhr.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dasyclonium flaccidum (Harvey) Kylin.
Source of Synonymy
Kylin, H. (1956). Die Gattungen der Rhodophyceen. pp. i-xv, 1-673, 458 figs. Lund: C.W.K. Gleerups.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: King George Sound, Western Australia; (Womersley 2003: 321) Lectotype: Harvey; TCD, Herb. Harvey; Trav. Set 34 (Womersley 2003: 321) Notes: Syntypes: various in Western Australia (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 487).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flaccid, not able to hold up its own weight (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 October 2012
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 October 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024
