Sphaerococcus lichenoides C.Agardh, nom. illeg. 1817

Publication Details
Sphaerococcus lichenoides C.Agardh, nom. illeg. 1817: xvii

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1817). Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana.

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Publication 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 Gracilaria edulis (S.G.Gmelin) P.C.Silva.

Source of Synonymy
Lyra, D. de M., Iha, C., Grassa, C.J., Cai, L., Zhang, H.G., Lane, C., Blouin, N., Oliveira, M.C., Nunes, J. M de C. & Davis, C.C. (2021). Phylogenomics, divergence time estimation and trait evolution provide a new look into the Gracilariales (Rhodophyta). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 165(107294): [1-14], 4 figures.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), like a lichen.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 24 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 September 2021

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Nomenclatural note
Sphaerococcus lichenoides (Lamouroux) C. Agardh 1817. Intended combination of Fucus lichenoides Turner 1809 (illeg.) (INA). Sphaerococcus lichenoides C. Agardh, 1817 cited in Silva et al., 1996: 166). - (27 May 2015) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 September 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025

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