Sphaerococcus fimbriatus C.Agardh, nom. illeg. 1822
Current name:
Calliblepharis fimbriata (Greville) Kützing
Struis Bay, Western Cape, South Africa - 09 December 2011. Robert Anderson (anderson@botzoo.uct.ac.za)
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus fimbriatus C.Agardh, nom. illeg. 1822: 299
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 Calliblepharis fimbriata (Greville) Kützing.
Basionym
Rhodymenia fimbriata Greville
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fringed.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 January 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 January 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024