The Australian Algae Name Index (AANI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with algae names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. AANI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian Algae, please use the Australian Algae List (AAL) link above.
misapplication:
PolysiphoniaspinosissimaHarv.legitimate
by Rabenhorst, L.(1878), Beitrag zur Meeresalgen-Flora der Auckland-Inseln.Hedwigia17: 75
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Brongniartellaspinosissima(Harv.) Falkenb.legitimate
by Papenfuss, G.F.(1964), Catalogue and bibliography of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic benthic marine algae.Antarctic Research Series1: 59