Sphaenosiphon hemisphaericus (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) P.C.Silva 1996
Publication Details
Sphaenosiphon hemisphaericus (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) P.C.Silva 1996: 17
Published in: Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Sphaenosiphon is Sphaenosiphon cuspidatus Reinsch.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cyanocystis hemisphaerica (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Kaas.
Basionym
Dermocarpa hemisphaerica Setchell & N.L.Gardner
Type Information
Type locality: Moss Beach, San Mateo Co., California, U.S.A.; (Gardner 1918: 438) Type: N.L. Gardner 2183c; On Rhodochorton rothii; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), half spherical.
Created: 15 February 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 29 March 2005
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Fabio Rindi in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 March 2005. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
