Sphaerococcus verruculosus (A.Bertoloni) C.Agardh 1822
Current name:
Rissoella verruculosa (A.Bertoloni) J.Agardh
Le Vasche, near Calafuria, Livorno, Italy; specimens forming brown-orange patches in mid littoral zone - 16 April 2007. Fabio Rindi (f.rindi@univpm.it)
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus verruculosus (A.Bertoloni) C.Agardh 1822: 265
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 Rissoella verruculosa (A.Bertoloni) J.Agardh.
Basionym
Fucus verruculosus A.Bertoloni
Type Information
Type locality: in Lunae Portu [Golfo della Spezia, Italy]; (Bertoloni 1818: 290)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), covered with small wart-like outgrowths (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 January 2003 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 August 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 August 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024