Sphaerococcus tuberculosus Hampe ex Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus tuberculosus Hampe ex Kützing 1849: 733
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Publication date: 23-24 July 1849
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 Gracilaria tuberculosa (Hampe ex Kützing) J.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: "Ad littora Peruviana (in coll. Hampeana)."; (Kützing 1849: 773)
Created: 26 January 2015 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 January 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 January 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 May 2024