Sphaerococcus floccosus (Esper) C.Agardh 1817
Current name:
Odonthalia floccosa (Esper) Falkenberg
False Klamath Cove, Del Norte County, California, USA; from mid intertidal pools, with Soranthera ulvoidea growing as an ephiphyte - 04 May 2007. Courtnay Janiak (theseaweedknot@hotmail.com)
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus floccosus (Esper) C.Agardh 1817: XVI
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1817). Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana.
Request PDFPublication date: Mai-Dec 1817 (p. vii: i Mai 1817)
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 Odonthalia floccosa (Esper) Falkenberg.
Basionym
Fucus floccosus Esper
Type Information
Type locality: Trinidad, Humboldt Co., California, U.S.A.; (Silva 1979: 330) Notes: Original description has "Nootkasund".
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), woolly.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 May 2018 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 21 May 2018
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Citing AlgaeBase
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 May 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
