Sphaerococcus torreyi C.Agardh 1822
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus torreyi C.Agardh 1822: 254 (as 'Torreyi')
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 Gymnogongrus torreyi (C.Agardh) J.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: Ad New York, unde misit Torrey; (Agardh 1822: 254)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 March 2011 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 August 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024