Sphaerococcus linearis C.Agardh 1817

Ahnfeltiopsis linearis (C.Agardh) P.C.Silva & DeCew

Current name: Ahnfeltiopsis linearis (C.Agardh) P.C.Silva & DeCew
Ecola, Oregon, USA; partially buried in sand; lower intertidal - 12 June 2003. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)

Publication Details
Sphaerococcus linearis C.Agardh 1817: xv.

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1817). Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana.

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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 Ahnfeltiopsis linearis (C.Agardh) P.C.Silva & DeCew.

Type Information
Type locality: Trinidad, Humboldt Co., California; (Silva 1979: 325)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), linear (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 06 January 1999 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 29 March 2024

 
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