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Polysiphonia Greville, 1823

143853 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:143853)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Biliphyta (Subkingdom)
  4. Rhodophyta (Phylum (Division))
  5. Eurhodophytina (Subphylum (Subdivision))
  6. Florideophyceae (Class)
  7. Rhodymeniophycidae (Subclass)
  8. Ceramiales (Order)
  9. Rhodomelaceae (Family)
  10. Polysiphonieae (Tribe)
  11. Polysiphonia (Genus)
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Genus
Polysiphonieae Schmitz, 1889

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  1. Species Polysiphonia arachnoidea (C.Agardh) Zanardini, 1840
  2. Species Polysiphonia azorica O.C.Schmidt, 1929
  3. Species Polysiphonia banyulensis Coppejans, 1976
  4. Species Polysiphonia beguinotii Schiffner & Vatova, 1938
  5. Species Polysiphonia biformis Zanardini, 1860
  6. Species Polysiphonia breviarticulata (C.Agardh) Zanardini, 1840
  7. Species Polysiphonia carettia Hollenberg, 1971
  8. Species Polysiphonia castagnei Kützing, 1863
  9. Species Polysiphonia castelliana De Notaris & L.Dufour, 1865
  10. Species Polysiphonia cladorhiza Ardissone, 1864
  11. Species Polysiphonia codicola Zanardini ex Frauenfeld, 1855
  12. Species Polysiphonia derbesii Solier ex Kützing, 1849
  13. Species Polysiphonia deusta (Roth) Sprengel, 1827
  14. Species Polysiphonia devoniensis Maggs & Hommersand, 1993
  15. Species Polysiphonia dichotoma Kützing, 1843
  16. Species Polysiphonia erythraea Schousboe ex J.Agardh
  17. Species Polysiphonia fernandeziana M.P.Reis, 1977
  18. Species Polysiphonia flexella (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1842
  19. Species Polysiphonia flocculosa (C.Agardh) Endlichter, 1843
  20. Species Polysiphonia foeniculacea (C.Agardh) Sprengel, 1827
  21. Species Polysiphonia funebris De Notaris ex J.Agardh, 1851
  22. Species Polysiphonia gonatophora Kützing
  23. Species Polysiphonia havanensis Montagne, 1837
  24. Species Polysiphonia hochstetteriana O.C.Schmidt, 1929
  25. Species Polysiphonia kampsaxii Børgesen, 1939
  26. Species Polysiphonia kieliana Kaminski & Nizamuddin, 1975
  27. Species Polysiphonia macrocarpa (C.Agardh) Sprengel, 1827
  28. Species Polysiphonia opaca (C.Agardh) Moris & De Notaris, 1839
  29. Species Polysiphonia ornata J.Agardh, 1842
  30. Species Polysiphonia orthocarpa Rosenvinge, 1924
  31. Species Polysiphonia parvula Suhr ex Kützing, 1864
  32. Species Polysiphonia perforans Cormaci, G.Furnari, Pizzuto & Serio, 1998
  33. Species Polysiphonia polyspora (C.Agardh) Montagne, 1840
  34. Species Polysiphonia requienii Montagne ex Kützing, 1849
  35. Species Polysiphonia rhunensis Thuret, 1878
  36. Species Polysiphonia sanguinea (C.Agardh) Zanardini, 1840
  37. Species Polysiphonia senticulosa Harvey, 1862
  38. Species Polysiphonia sertularioides (Grateloup) J.Agardh, 1863
  39. Species Polysiphonia setigera Kützing, 1849
  40. Species Polysiphonia spinosa (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1842
  41. Species Polysiphonia stricta (Mertens ex Dillwyn) Greville, 1824
  42. Species Polysiphonia stuposa Zanardini ex Kützing, 1864
  43. Species Polysiphonia subtilissima Montagne, 1840
  44. Species Polysiphonia subulata (Ducluzeau) Kützing, 1863
  45. Species Polysiphonia tenerrima Kützing, 1843
  46. Species Polysiphonia adriatica Schiffner, 1931 (uncertain)
  47. Species Polysiphonia morrowii Harvey, 1857 (uncertain)
  48. Species Polysiphonia allochroa (Roth) Duby, 1830 accepted as Leptosiphonia fibrillosa (Agardh) Savoie & G.W.Saunders, 2019
  49. Species Polysiphonia arctica J.Agardh, 1863 accepted as Savoiea arctica (J.Agardh) M.J.Wynne
  50. Species Polysiphonia atlantica Kapraun & J.N.Norris, 1982 accepted as Bryocladia atlantica Kapraun & J.N.Norris) Díaz-Tapia 2023 ('2024')
  51. Species Polysiphonia atra Zanardini, 1847 accepted as Lophosiphonia obscura (C.Agardh) Falkenberg, 1897
  52. Species Polysiphonia barbatula Kützing, 1849 accepted as Lophosiphonia obscura (C.Agardh) Falkenberg, 1897
  53. Species Polysiphonia beguinottii Schiffner, 1938 accepted as Polysiphonia beguinotii Schiffner & Vatova, 1938
  54. Species Polysiphonia brodiei (Dillwyn) Sprengel, 1827 accepted as Leptosiphonia brodiei (Dillwyn) A.M.Savoie & G.W.Saunders, 2019
  55. Species Polysiphonia caspica Kützing, 1843 accepted as Polysiphonia ornata J.Agardh, 1842
  56. Species Polysiphonia ceramiiformis P.Crouan & H.Crouan, 1867 accepted as Vertebrata simulans (Harvey) Kuntze, 1891
  57. Species Polysiphonia denudata (Dillwyn) Greville ex Harvey, 1833 accepted as Carradoriella denudata (Dillwyn) Savoie & G.W.Saunders, 2019
  58. Species Polysiphonia elongata (Hudson) Sprengel, 1827 accepted as Carradoriella elongata (Hudson) Savoie & G.W.Saunders, 2019
  59. Species Polysiphonia fibrata (Dillwyn) Harvey, 1833 accepted as Leptosiphonia fibrata (C.Agardh) A.M.Savoie & G.W.Saunders, 2019
  60. Species Polysiphonia fibrillosa (C.Agardh) Sprengel, 1827 accepted as Leptosiphonia fibrillosa (Agardh) Savoie & G.W.Saunders, 2019
  61. Species Polysiphonia foetidissima Cocks ex Bornet, 1892 accepted as Vertebrata foetidissima (Cocks ex Bornet) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs, 2017 (synonym)
  62. Species Polysiphonia fucoides (Hudson) Greville, 1824 accepted as Vertebrata fucoides (Hudson) Kuntze, 1891 (synonym)
  63. Species Polysiphonia furcellata (C.Agardh) Harvey, 1833 accepted as Vertebrata furcellata (C.Agardh) Kuntze, 1891 (synonym)
  64. Species Polysiphonia hemisphaerica Areschoug, 1875 accepted as Lophosiphonia hemisphaerica (Areschoug) Díaz-Tapia 2022
  65. Species Polysiphonia hirta J.Agardh, 1842 accepted as Polysiphonia foeniculacea (C.Agardh) Sprengel, 1827
  66. Species Polysiphonia isogona Harvey, 1855 accepted as Vertebrata isogona (Harvey) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs, 2017
  67. Species Polysiphonia mottei Lauret, 1967 accepted as Melanothamnus harveyi (Bailey) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs, 2017
  68. Species Polysiphonia neglecta Bornet, 2002 accepted as Vertebrata isogona (Harvey) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs, 2017
  69. Species Polysiphonia nigra (Hudson) Batters, 1902 accepted as Vertebrata nigra (Hudson) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs, 2017 (synonym)
  70. Species Polysiphonia paniculata Montagne, 1842 accepted as Eutrichosiphonia paniculata (Montagne) D.E.Bustamante & T.O.Cho, 2021 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  71. Species Polysiphonia pulvinata (Roth) Sprengel, 1827 accepted as Lophosiphonia obscura (C.Agardh) Falkenberg, 1897
  72. Species Polysiphonia schneideri B.Stuercke & D.W.Freshwater, 2010 accepted as Kapraunia schneideri (Stuercke & Freshwater) Savoie & G.W.Saunders, 2019
  73. Species Polysiphonia scopulorum Harvey, 1855 accepted as Bryocladia scopulorum (Harvey) Díaz-Tapia, 2023
  74. Species Polysiphonia simulans Harvey, 1849 accepted as Vertebrata simulans (Harvey) Kuntze, 1891 (synonym)
  75. Species Polysiphonia subulifera (C.Agardh) Harvey, 1834 accepted as Vertebrata subulifera (C.Agardh) Kuntze, 1891
  76. Species Polysiphonia tripinnata J.Agardh, 1842 accepted as Vertebrata tripinnata (Harvey) Kuntze, 1891
marine, brackish, fresh
Hertwig, R. (1882). Die Actinien der Challenger Expedition. Gustav Fischer. Jena., pp. 119.
page(s): 55-56 [details] 
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:8028  
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:8028 [details]
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Polysiphonia Greville, 1823. Accessed through: AlgaeTraits eds. (2026) AlgaeTraits: a trait database for (European) seaweeds at: https://algaetraits.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=143853 on 2026-07-14
AlgaeTraits eds. (2026). AlgaeTraits: a trait database for (European) seaweeds. Polysiphonia Greville, 1823. Accessed at: https://algaetraits.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=143853 on 2026-07-14
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Guiry, Michael D.
2005-07-07 10:14:33Z
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Braeckman, Ulrike
2009-01-28 08:22:23Z
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Guiry, Michael D.
2010-08-12 11:51:04Z
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Guiry, Michael D.
2012-07-04 10:40:50Z
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Guiry, Michael D.

original description Hertwig, R. (1882). Die Actinien der Challenger Expedition. Gustav Fischer. Jena., pp. 119.
page(s): 55-56 [details] 

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

basis of record Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details] 

additional source Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Patterson, D. (2001). Platypus checklist of Protoctista [details] 

additional source Silva, P. C.; Basson, P. W.; Moe, R. L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. <em>University of California Publications in Botany.</em> 79: 1-1259., available online at https://books.google.be/books?hl=pt-PT&lr=&id=vtBdDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR11&dq=Catalogue+of+the+benthic+marine+algae+of+the+Indian+Ocean&ots=FL-YOKu8Cx&sig=3PmT926F1rNHQTf1AhDeY-ztmu4#v=onepage&q=Catalogue%20of%20the%20benthic%20marine%20algae%20of%20the%20 [details] 

additional source Carlgren, O. (1925). A revision of the Actiniaria of the Chilka Lake. Arkiv für Zoologi, 17A(21): 1-21
page(s): 8 [details] 
 
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