Sphaerococcus volubilis (Linnaeus) C.Agardh 1817
Current name:
Osmundaria volubilis (Linnaeus) R.E.Norris
beached specimen in August, Italy (Thyrrhenian, Golfo di Policastro) - stichids - 01 September 2023. Luigi Campagna (golfopolikayak@yahoo.com)
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus volubilis (Linnaeus) C.Agardh 1817: XV
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1817). Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana.
Publication date: Mai-Dec 1817 (p. vii: i Mai 1817)
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 Osmundaria volubilis (Linnaeus) R.E.Norris.
Basionym
Fucus volubilis Linnaeus
Type Information
Type locality: Not specified; (Silva & al. 1996: 534)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), twining (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 May 2018 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 22 May 2018
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 May 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024