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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationRhodophyta: Rhodomelaceae: Polysiphonia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00934382
CollectorI. M. Lamb
Collector numberA-150
CountryUnited States of America
StateMassachusetts
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Barnstable County: North Eastham
LocalityNorth Eastham
Date Collected1959-06-27
Habitatwashed up loose at high tide on sandy beach
ProjectMacroalgae TCN
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/ff3e86b1-d9e4-4f7a-a240-66823cacdbd4
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00934382
HerbariumFH
Previous ownershipex Suffolk University; [ex] Herb. I. Mackenzie Lamb
FamilyRhodomelaceae
Determination Polysiphonia elongata (Hudson) Sprengel
Determined byTaylor, William Randolph
Date Determined1959
Determination Remarks [current name]
FamilyRhodomelaceae
Determination Polysiphonia elongata (Hudson) Sprengel
Determination Remarks [filed under] [label name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Remarks[packet includes slipcovers: Whole mount of main branch about halfway down, showing complete cortication; Trans. and longit. sections of main branch, showing 4 pericentral cells and complete cortication; Whole mount of upper branch showing early stages of cortication; Whole mount of terminal branchlet with cystocarps and trichoblasts (the latter heavily epiphytized)]

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