kingdom Plantae > subkingdom Biliphyta > phylum Rhodophyta > subphylum Eurhodophytina > class Florideophyceae > subclass Rhodymeniophycidae > order Ceramiales > family Rhodomelaceae > tribe Streblocladieae > genus Vertebrata > species Vertebrata spiculifera
| Rank | Species |
| Status | unaccepted |
| Aphia ID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:668112 |
| Valid name | Polysiphonia opaca |
| Valid Aphia ID | 144653 |
| Environments | marine |
This status of this taxon in WoRMS is unaccepted. The accepted taxon for Vertebrata spiculifera (Zanardini ex Kützing) Kuntze, 1891 is Polysiphonia opaca.