Sphaerococcus sternbergii C.Agardh 1822
Current name:
Prionitis sternbergii (C.Agardh) J.Agardh
Cape Perpetua Oregon, U.S.A. - 20 June 2003. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus sternbergii C.Agardh 1822: 275
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 Prionitis sternbergii (C.Agardh) J.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: 'In mari Australi' [Nootka Sound (Vancouver Island), British Columbia, Canada or Monterey, California, USA]; (Gabrielson 2008: 91, 96) Lectotype: T. Haenke; 1791; LD; 22892 (bottom, single specimen) (Gabrielson 2008: 96) Notes: Isotype: LD 22892 (upper two specimens) and specimens in the packet on the same sheet.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 August 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 May 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 May 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024