Polysiphonia villum J.Agardh 1863
Publication Details
Polysiphonia villum J.Agardh 1863: 941
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1863). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen secundum: algas florideas complectens. Part 2, fasc. 3. pp. 787-1138, 1158-1291. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup. [in Latin]
Request PDFType 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 Bryocladia villum (J.Agardh) Díaz-Tapia.
Source of Synonymy
Díaz-Tapia, P. & Verbruggen, H. (2023 '2024'). Resolving the taxonomy of the Polysiphonia scopulorum complex and the Bryocladia lineage (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology 60(1): 49–72, 13 figures.
Type Information
Type locality: "ad littus americae tropicae" (Mexico); (Silva & al. 1996: 545) Type: Liebman; (INA 1996) Notes: Isotype: US00164816; "Americae tropicae", probably Pacific Mexico (Díaz-Tapia & Verbruggen, 2023).
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), tuft of hair; shaggy hair.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 June 2024
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024
