Polycerea nigrescens (Harvey ex Kützing) Kylin 1940
Publication Details
Polycerea nigrescens (Harvey ex Kützing) Kylin 1940: 36, fig. 20 A, B; pl. 7: fig.16
Published in: Kylin, H. (1940). Die Phaeophyceenordnung Chordariales. Acta Universitatis Lundensis 36(9): 1-67, 30 figs.
Request PDFPublication date: "10 April 1940"
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Polycerea is Polycerea ramulosa J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Cladosiphon nigrescens Harvey ex Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: Western Port, Victoria, Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 619) Type: Harvey; Herb. Sonder, MEL; 8619 (Womersley 1987: 126) Notes: Womersley (1987) notes that there is an isotype in NSW. Harvey, Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 94.
Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), becoming black (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 February 2021
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 February 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025
