Polysiphonia stichidiosa Funk 1955

Publication Details
Polysiphonia stichidiosa Funk 1955: 138, pl. XXIV: figs 4-8

Published in: Funk, G. (1955). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Meeresalgen von Neapel: Zugleich mikrophotographischer Atlas. Pubblicazioni della Stazione Zoologica di Napoli 25(Suppl.): i-x , 1-178, 36 figs.

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 Lophurella stichidiosa (Funk) Díaz-Tapia.

Source of Synonymy
Díaz-Tapia, P., Nelson, W.A. & Verbruggen, H. (2023). Molecular analyses of turf algae reveal a new species and an undetected introduction in the Pterosiphonieae (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology 59(3): 603-618.

Type Information
type locality: Italy: Golfo di Napoli; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 12 June 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 September 2023

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

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