Sphaerococcus pristoides (Turner) C.Agardh 1822

Gelidium pristoides (Turner) Kützing

Current name: Gelidium pristoides (Turner) Kützing
South Africa; harvesterRobert Anderson (Robert.Anderson@uct.ac.za)

Publication Details
Sphaerococcus pristoides (Turner) C.Agardh 1822: 234

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.

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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 Gelidium pristoides (Turner) Kützing.

Basionym
Fucus pristoides Turner

Type Information
Type locality: False Bay, Cape Province, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 142) Type: Mr. Robertson; (Index Nominum Algarum)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 17 January 2001 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 September 2004

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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