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.

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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 28 March 2024

 
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