Sphaerococcus nodifer Hering 1841

Prionitis nodifera (Hering) E.S.Barton

Current name: Prionitis nodifera (Hering) E.S.Barton
KwaZulu-NatalFrederik Leliaert (Frederik.Leliaert@ugent.be)

Publication Details
Sphaerococcus nodifer Hering 1841: 91 (as 'nodiferus')

Published in: Hering, [K.] (1841). Diagnoses algarum novarum a cl. Dre. Ferdinand Krauss in Africa Australi lectarum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History [Series 1] 8: 90-92.

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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 Prionitis nodifera (Hering) E.S.Barton.

Type Information
Type locality: ad Port Natal [Durban, South Africa]; (Hering 1841: 91) Type: Ferdinand Krauss; (Hering 1841: 91)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), bearing nodes.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 June 2001 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 29 June 2010

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 June 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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