Sphaerococcus fabricianus (Lyngbye) Sprengel 1827
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus fabricianus (Lyngbye) Sprengel 1827: 329
Published in: Sprengel, K.[P.J.] (1827). Systema vegetabilium Editio decima sexta. Voluminis IV. Pars I. Classis 24. Vol. 4 pp. [i]-iv, [1]-592. Gottingae [Göttingen]: sumtibus Librariae Dieterichianae.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Sphaerococcus is Sphaerococcus coronopifolius Stackhouse.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Membranoptera fabriciana (Lyngbye) M.J.Wynne & G.W.Saunders.
Basionym
Gigartina fabriciana Lyngbye
Type Information
Type locality: "Frederikshaab (61°59' N, 49°42' W), Greenland, collected by Bishop O. Fabricius in the period 1768-1773, fide Ruprecht (1851)"; (Wynne & Saunders 2012: 169)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 May 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 May 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024