Sphaerozyga berkeleyana Thwaites, nom. inval. 1848
Publication Details
Sphaerozyga berkeleyana Thwaites, nom. inval. 1848: pl. CLXXIII.B (as 'Berkeleyana')
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1848). Phycologia britannica, or, a history of British sea-weeds: containing coloured figures, generic and specific characters, synonymes, and descriptions of all the species of algae inhabiting the shores of the British Islands. pp. text with plates, pls CXLV-CCXVI [145-216]. London: Reeve & Benham.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sphaerozyga is Sphaerozyga polysperma Kützing ex A.B.Frank.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Anabaena berkeleyana Batters.
Source of Synonymy
Batters, E.A.L. (1902). A catalogue of the British marine algae being a list of all the species of seaweeds known to occur on the shores of the British Islands, with the localities where they are found. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 40(Supplement): 1-107.
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 15 August 2014 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 August 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 August 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 July 2025
