| Genus: |
Xiphosiphonia Savoie & G.W. Saunders |
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Authority: |
(Maggs & Hommersand) Savoie & G.W. Saunders |
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Description: |
Sub-cylindrical thallus composed by 12 periaxial cells; the branches are arranged alternately in an almost continuous way and are long and thin. |
| References |
Savoie, A.M. & Saunders, G.W. (2016). A molecular phylogenetic and DNA barcode assessment of the tribe Pterosiphonieae (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) emphasizing the Northeast Pacific. Botany 94: 917-939. |
| Type information: |
Basionym
Pterosiphonia ardreana Maggs & Hommersand
Type information
Holotype locality: Nerope Rocks, Padstow, Cornwall, England (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 369). Holotype: K. Hiscock; 30 vi 1977; BM (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 369). Notes: Isotypes: PC. |
