Polysiphonia

Polysiphonia
Polysiphonia urceolata
Polysiphonia urceolata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Ceramiales
Family: Rhodomelaceae
Genus: Polysiphonia
Greville, 1823

Polysiphonia, known as red hair algae,[1] is a genus of filamentous red algae with about 19 species on the coasts of the British Isles[2] and about 200 species worldwide,[3] including Crete in Greece, Antarctica and Greenland.[4][5] Its members are known by a number of common names.[note 1][4] It is in the order Ceramiales and family Rhodomelaceae.[6]

  1. ^ Goemans, Bob (2012). "12 – Algae: the Good, Bad, and Ugly". The 'Living' Marine Aquarium Manual Basic And Advanced Husbandry For The 'Modern' Marine Aquarium. Salt Corner. ISBN 978-0-615-60306-3. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ Maggs, C.A. & Hommersand, M.H. (1993). Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1: Rhodophyta. HMSO, London. ISBN 978-0-11-310045-3. OCLC 28928653.
  3. ^ Dickinson, C.I. 1963. British Seaweeds. The Kew Series
  4. ^ a b Norris, R.E. & Guiry, M.D. (2006-03-15). "Polysiphonia Greville 1823: pl. 90". AlgaeBase.
  5. ^ Stegenga, H., Bolton,J.J. & Anderson,R.J. (1997). Seaweeds of the South African West Coast. Bolus Herbarium Number 18.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Abbott, I.A. & Hollenberg,G.J. (1976). Marine Algae of California. Stanford University Press, California. ISBN 978-0-8047-0867-8. OCLC 180623827.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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