Sphaerococcus crinitus (S.G.Gmelin) C.Agardh 1822
Current name:
Tichocarpus crinitus (S.G.Gmelin) Ruprecht
1. Habit. 2. Fragments. 3. Habitat (subtidal, Peter the Great Bay, Russia), on rocky bottom among macrophytes. - 29 February 2012. Eduard and Tamara Titlyanova (etitlyanov@mail.ru)
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus crinitus (S.G.Gmelin) C.Agardh 1822: 275
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 Tichocarpus crinitus (S.G.Gmelin) Ruprecht.
Basionym
Fucus crinitus S.G.Gmelin
Type Information
Type locality: Kamchatka , Russia;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), having tufts of long weak hairs (Stearn 1973).
Created: 18 December 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 December 2006
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 December 2006. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024