Silva Center for Phycological Documentation: Index Nominum Algarum

The INA is a card file and online reporting system maintained at the Silva Center for Phycological Documentation of the University Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley. It contains nearly 200,000 names of algae (in the broad sense). The BPU is a card file containing bibliographic references pertaining to algal taxonomy.
A working list of algal type specimens at UC is available here

Results from INA database

NameAuthorSourceCitationYear
DESMOSIPHONA. Borzi image
Desmosiphon incrustans(Geitler) Bourrelly Alg. Eau Douce 3: expl. pl. 101 1970
Desmosiphon maculansA. Borzi image
Desmosiphon neocaledonicus_('neocaledonica')Bourrelly Rev. Hydrobiol. Trop. 17: 25, 47, pl. 4: fig. 41 1984
Desmosiphon violaceusBourrelly Rev. Hydrobiol. Trop. 17: 25, 47, pl. 3: fig. 39 1984