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WoRMS name details

Polysiphonia nigrescens (Hudson) Greville ex Harvey, 1833

AphiaID

163502 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:163502)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym)

Accepted name

Vertebrata fucoides (Hudson) Kuntze, 1891

Rank

Species

Parent

Polysiphonia Greville, 1823

Original name

Conferva nigrescens Hudson, 1778

Direct children (10)

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Forma Polysiphonia nigrescens f. fucoides Harvey, 1852
Forma Polysiphonia nigrescens f. affinis (Moore) J.Agardh, 1863 accepted as Vertebrata fucoides (Hudson) Kuntze, 1891 (synonym)
Forma Polysiphonia nigrescens f. flaccida (Areschoug) Kylin, 1907 accepted as Vertebrata fucoides (Hudson) Kuntze, 1891
Forma Polysiphonia nigrescens f. fucoides J.Agardh, 1863 accepted as Vertebrata fucoides (Hudson) Kuntze, 1891
Forma Polysiphonia nigrescens f. pectinata (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1863 accepted as Vertebrata fucoides (Hudson) Kuntze, 1891
Forma Polysiphonia nigrescens f. protensa J.Agardh, 1863 accepted as Vertebrata fucoides (Hudson) Kuntze, 1891
Forma Polysiphonia nigrescens f. senticosa (Kützing) J.Agardh, 1863 accepted as Vertebrata fucoides (Hudson) Kuntze, 1891
Variety Polysiphonia nigrescens var. affinis (Moore) Harvey, 1853 accepted as Vertebrata fucoides (Hudson) Kuntze, 1891 (synonym)
Variety Polysiphonia nigrescens var. flaccida Areschoug, 1847 accepted as Vertebrata fucoides (Hudson) Kuntze, 1891
Variety Polysiphonia nigrescens var. fucoides (Hudson) Harvey, 1853 accepted as Vertebrata fucoides (Hudson) Kuntze, 1891 (synonym)

Environment

marine

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

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 nigrescens (Hudson) Greville ex Harvey, 1833. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=163502 on 2026-01-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-07-06 12:38:02Z

created

Braeckman, Ulrike

2010-12-13 10:09:16Z

changed

Guiry, Michael D.

2015-06-26 12:00:51Z

changed

db_admin

2019-06-21 07:40:23Z

changed

Guiry, Michael D.

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Nomenclature

basis of record Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). 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]

Taxonomy

source of synonymy Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). 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]