Sphaerococcus aculeatus (Linnaeus) Stackhouse 1797

Desmarestia aculeata (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux

Current name: Desmarestia aculeata (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux
Desmarestia aculeata, subtidal, Ría de A. Coruña, Galicia, Spain, 2013, Ignacio BárbaraIgnacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)

Publication Details
Sphaerococcus aculeatus (Linnaeus) Stackhouse 1797: xxiv

Published in: Stackhouse, J. (1797). Nereis britannica; continens species omnes fucorum in insulis britannicis crescentium: descriptione latine et anglico, necnon iconibus ad vivum depictis... Fasc. 2. pp. ix-xxiv, 31-70, pls IX-XIII. Bathoniae [Bath] & Londini [London]: S. Hazard; J. White.

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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 Desmarestia aculeata (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux.

Basionym
Fucus aculeatus Linnaeus

Type Information
Type locality: between England and France; (Silva & al. 1996: 901)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), prickly, spine-like (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 14 January 2005 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 July 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 July 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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