Sphaerococcus asper C.Agardh 1822
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus asper C.Agardh 1822: 288
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1822). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum pars posterior. pp. [v-vi], 169-398. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana.
Publication date: probably Oct 1822
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 Gelidium asperum (C.Agardh) Greville.
Type Information
Type locality: "Ad caput van Diemen legit Labillardière" [Tasmania]; (Womersley & Guiry 1994: 131) Lectotype: LD; 33216 (Womersley & Guiry 1994: 131) Notes: "Specimen dederunt Labillardière & Mertens" [as Fucus asper Mertens].
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), rough, uneven, harsh, rugged (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 24 February 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024