Sphacelaria chorizocarpa Sauvageau 1900
Publication Details
Sphacelaria chorizocarpa Sauvageau 1900: 309, 312, fig. 11 [reprint p. 39]
Published in: Sauvageau, C. (1900). Remarques sur les Sphacélariacées. Journal de Botanique [Morot] 14: 304-312.
Publication date: October 1904
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sphacelaria is Sphacelaria cirrosa (Roth) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Herpodiscus chorizocarpus (Sauvageau) S.G.A.Draisma, W.F.Prud'homme & H.Kawai.
Type Information
Type locality: Geographe Bay, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 575) Type: Preiss; on Cystophora monilifera; Herb. Thuret, PC; (Womersley 1987: 158) Notes: Womersley (1987) cites Busselton, Geographe Bay, W. Aust. as the type locality.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 September 2015
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 September 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 May 2025
