Asperococcus scaber Kuckuck
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Subkingdom Chromobiota
Infrakingdom Heterokonta
Phylum Heterokontophycophyta
Class Phaeophyceae
Order Ectocarpales
Family Chordariaceae
Genus Asperococcus
Publication details
Asperococcus scaber Kuckuck 1899: 52, pl. II, text figs 1-4
Original publication: Kuckuck, P. (1899). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Meeresalgen. 5-9. Helgoländer Wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen 3: 11-81, 4 + 21 + 15 figs, Plates II(8)-VIII(14).
Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Asperococcus is Asperococcus bullosus J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), scabrous, i.e., rough or gritty to the touch on account of numerous minute projections (Stearn 1973).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
Type information
Syntype localities: Rovinj and Naples, Mediterranean Sea (Athanasiadis 1996: 182).
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Asperococcus scaber Kuckuck)
Europe: Adriatic (Giaccone 1978, Ribera et al. 1992), Britain (Newton 1931, Fletcher 1987, Hardy & Guiry 2003), France (Feldmann 1937, Ribera et al. 1992), Italy (Ribera et al. 1992, Furnari, Cormaci & Serio 1999), Sardinia (Ribera et al. 1992), Spain (Ballesteros & Romero 1982, Gallardo et al. 1985, Ribera et al. 1992).
Key references
Fletcher, R.L. (1987). Seaweeds of the British Isles. Vol. 3. Fucophyceae (Phaeophyceae). Part 1. pp. i-x, 1359, 90 figs, 15 pls. London: British Museum (Natural History).
SAG Cultures
No records have been found on the SAG site.
NCBI Nucleotide Sequences
No sequences have been found on the NCBI site.
Created: 05 August 1996 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 23 September 2004 by M.D. Guiry
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