Sphaerococcus crispus var. stellatus (Stackhouse) C.Agardh 1817
Current name:
Mastocarpus stellatus (Stackhouse) Guiry
Spain, Galicia, Ría de A Coruña, 2009; Petrocelis cruenta-phase with tetrasporocystsIgnacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus crispus var. stellatus (Stackhouse) C.Agardh 1817: 25
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 Mastocarpus stellatus (Stackhouse) Guiry.
Basionym
Fucus stellatus Stackhouse
Type Information
Type locality: western shores of England; (Stackhouse 1797: 53, pl. 12) Type: Stackhouse; Notes: The name has been typified with Stackhouse’s description in Withering (1797: 99); the original specimens have not been found. The figure in pl. 12 of Stackhouse (1797) could serve as a lectotype.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crisped, irregularly waved and twisted (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 May 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 02 August 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 May 2024