Sphaerococcus serra J.Agardh 1841

Publication Details
Sphaerococcus serra J.Agardh 1841: 17 (as 'Sphaerococcus Serra')

Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1841). In historiam algarum symbolae. Linnaea 15: 1-50, 443-457.

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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 Eucheuma serra (J.Agardh) J.Agardh.

Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. in mari Indiae orientalis" [Mauritius]; (Agardh 1841: 17) Type: LD; 34664 [Kylin 1932: pl. 10: fig. 2] (Yoshida 1998: 802) Notes: The type locality, Mauritius was first recorded by Doty (1988: 180). He notes that the holotype for Sphaerococcus serra J. Agardh is believed to have been illustrated by Kylin (1932: pl. 10, fig. 21) as Agardh Herbarium Specimen No. 34664. EPITYPE (designated by Dumilag et al., 2020: 500): GWS 22956 (=K-LH-12,950, BOLD ID: OZSEA1518-10, fig. 14), Old Gulch, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia, 31°51.3201'S, 159°04.2308'E. UNB. 21 November 2010. coll. G.T. & R.J.Kraft & M. Guiry, det. G.T. Kraft & G.W. Saunders. COI-5P barcode GenBank accession no. MT216309.

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), a saw (tool).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 19 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 05 March 2021

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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