Sphaerococcus mirabilis C.Agardh 1820

Heringia mirabilis (C.Agardh) J.Agardh

Current name: Heringia mirabilis (C.Agardh) J.Agardh
South Africa - 09 December 2011. Robert Anderson (anderson@botzoo.uct.ac.za)

Publication Details
Sphaerococcus mirabilis C.Agardh 1820: pl. VII

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1820). Icones algarum ineditae. Vol. Fasc. 1 pp. 4, pls I-X. Lundae [Lund]: ex Officina Berlingiana, sumtibus auctoris.

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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 Heringia mirabilis (C.Agardh) J.Agardh.

Type Information
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 283)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), to be wondered at, wonderful, marvellous, extraordinary, admirable (Smith & Lockwood 1933).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 25 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 November 2010

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 November 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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