Sphaerococcus distentus (Mertens ex Roth) C.Agardh 1817

Liagora distenta (Mertens ex Roth) J.V.Lamouroux

Current name: Liagora distenta (Mertens ex Roth) J.V.Lamouroux
SpainIgnacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)

Publication Details
Sphaerococcus distentus (Mertens ex Roth) C.Agardh 1817: xvii

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1817). Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana.

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Publication date: Mai-Dec 1817 (p. vii: i Mai 1817)

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 Liagora distenta (Mertens ex Roth) J.V.Lamouroux.

Basionym
Fucus distentus Mertens ex Roth

Type Information
Type locality: "Habitat prope Gades. Mertens." [Cadíz, Spain]; (Roth 1806: 103) Type: BM;

Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), distended (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 31 March 2017 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 31 March 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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