Algae Australian Algae Name Index (AANI)

Showing Polysiphonia hawaiiensis
Rhodomelaceae
Polysiphonia hawaiiensis Hollenb. , legitimate, scientific
Hollenberg, G.J. (1968), An account of the species of Polysiphonia of the central and western tropical Pacific Ocean. I. Oligosiphonia. Pacific Science 22: 66-68; figs 2F,16,41 [tax. nov.]
  • Type locality: Type: D. 18764, tetrasporic, cystocarpic, spermatangial, epiphytic on a species of Sargassum from shallow water, Sans Souci Beach Laboratory, Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, legit G.J. Hollenberg, Jan 21, 1963. The species is very abundant at this locality.
  • Type specimen: [Type category unknown]: Bishop Museum: D. 18764
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.I. & Moe, R.L. (1996), Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: - [secondary reference]
  • APC Comment: ABRS (2011) uses this taxon concept.
ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011: - [secondary reference]
  • AMANI dist.: Queensland (Great Barrier Reef). World: Somalia, Hawaii.