Sphaerococcus crassifolius C.Agardh 1822
Current name:
Sarcothalia crassifolia (C.Agardh) Edyvane & Womersley
Sarcothalia crassifolia, Fossil Island, Pirates Bay, Tasmania - 01 November 2009. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus crassifolius C.Agardh 1822: 273
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 Sarcothalia crassifolia (C.Agardh) Edyvane & Womersley.
Type Information
Type locality: "Nouv. Holl" [Australia]; (Edyvane & Womersley 1994: 296) Lectotype: LD; herb. Agardh 23557 (Edyvane & Womersley 1994: 296) Notes: Edyvane & Womersley (1994: 296) gives the following data for the type: Type from “Nouv. Holl.” (from Desfontaines); lectotype (“Fucus Tt”) in Herb. Agardh, LD, 23557 (a smaller fragment 23556); and in PC.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 July 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 08 August 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 August 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024