Sphaerococcus congestus (R.Brown ex Turner) C.Agardh 1817

Publication Details
Sphaerococcus congestus (R.Brown ex Turner) C.Agardh 1817: xvi [16]

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 Areschougia congesta (R.Brown ex Turner) J.Agardh.

Basionym
Fucus congestus R.Brown ex Turner

Type Information
Type locality: "At Kent's Islands, near New Holland. Mr. Brown." [Tasmania]; (Turner 1809-1811: 105-106) Holotype: Robert Brown; BM; (Womersley 1994: 359)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), congested.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 25 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 February 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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