Polysiphonia brodiei information

Polysiphonia brodiei
Scientific classification
(unranked):	Archaeplastida
Division:	Rhodophyta
Class:	Florideophyceae
Order:	Ceramiales
Family:	Rhodomelaceae
Genus:	Polysiphonia
Species:	P. brodiei
Binomial name
	Polysiphonia brodiei; (Dillwyn) Sprengel
Synonyms
	Polysiphonia brodiaei orth. var.;

Polysiphonia brodiei (Dillwyn) Sprengel, now generally spelled "brodiaei", as it is named after James Brodie^[1] is a species of red algae in the Rhodophyta. It grows in tufts up to 36 cm long.^[2]

^ Hardy, F.G. and Guiry, M.D. 2003. A check-list and Atlas of the Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland. p 26. The British Phycological Society. ISBN 0-9527115-16
^ Maggs, C.A. 1993. Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1. Rhodophyta Part 3A Ceramiales. The Natural History Museum, London. ISBN 0-11-310045-0

[Hardy-1] Hardy, F.G. and Guiry, M.D. 2003. A check-list and Atlas of the Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland. p 26. The British Phycological Society. ISBN 0-9527115-16

[Maggs-2] Maggs, C.A. 1993. Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1. Rhodophyta Part 3A Ceramiales. The Natural History Museum, London. ISBN 0-11-310045-0