Polysiphonia savatieri Hariot, 1891: 226–227 (type locality: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan).
Polysiphonia japonica Harvey var. savatieri (Hariot) Yoon, 1986: 34.—Wynne, 1993: 18.— Wynne, 1995: 316–318, figs. 74, 75.
INDIAN OCEAN DISTRIBUTION: Maldives, Seychelles (Mahé Island).