Neosiphonia sertularioides (Grateloup) K.W.Nam & P.J.Kang 2012

Current name: Polysiphonia sertularioides (Grateloup) J.Agardh
Augier Bay, Malta; splash-zone rocks - 17 March 2005. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)

Publication Details
Neosiphonia sertularioides (Grateloup) K.W.Nam & P.J.Kang 2012: 87, figs 51-53

Published in: Nam, K.W. & Kang, P.J. (2012). Algal flora of Korea. Volume 4, Number 4. Rhodophyta: Ceramiales: Rhodomelaceae: 18 genera including Herposiphonia. pp. [1-6], 1-178, figs 1-102. Incheon: National Institute of Biological Resources.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Neosiphonia is Neosiphonia flavimarina M.-S.Kim & I.K.Lee.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Polysiphonia sertularioides (Grateloup) J.Agardh.

Source of Synonymy
Díaz-Tapia, P., McIvor, L., Freshwater, D.W., Verbruggen, H., Wynne, M.J. & Maggs, C.A. (2017). The genera Melanothamnus Bornet & Falkenberg and Vertebrata S.F. Gray constitute well-defined clades of the red algal tribe Polysiphonieae (Rhodomelaceae, Ceramiales). European Journal of Phycology 52(1): 1-20, 77 figs.

Basionym
Ceramium sertularioides Grateloup

Type Information
Type locality: Cette (Sète, Hérault), France; (Womersley 1979: 478) Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Womersley (1979: 478). Type from Cette, Golfe du Lion, France; but later Womersley says location unknown (Womersley, 2003: 186).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 08 October 2012 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 03 February 2017

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Nomenclatural note
Mamoozadeh & Freshwater (2002) consider Polysiphonia sertularioides to be an accepted name but do not include Nam & Kang (2012) in their list of references. - (13 December 2012) - G.M. Guiry

Distributional note
Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean (cited by Bustamante et al. 2013). - (02 May 2014) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 April 2025