Sphaerococcus radulus (Esper)

Sarcothalia radula (Esper) Edyvane & Womersley

Current name: Sarcothalia radula (Esper) Edyvane & Womersley
Sarcothalia radula?, Safety Cove, Tasmania, Australia - 01 November 2009. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)

Publication Details
Sphaerococcus radulus (Esper)

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 Gigartina radula (Esper) J.Agardh.

Basionym
Fucus radula Esper

Type Information
Type locality: "Neuholland" ["This recently discovered seaweed, departing so much from the usual in its form, has been brought from New Holland and has been supplied by Mr D. Turner under the above name"]; (Esper 1802: 3) Lectotype (designated by Nelson & al. 2023: [illustration] “Fucus Radula” in Esper Fuc. 2: 3, t. CXIII, 1908): Notes: Epitype (designated by Nelson & al. 2023): New Zealand, South Island, Fiordland, Dusky Sound, Chalky Inlet, 14 Dec 2019, G. Keeler-May AST503 (WELT No. A034575!).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 30 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 05 September 2012

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 September 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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