Sphaerococcus miniatus Sprengel 1827

Wurdemannia miniata (Sprengel) Feldmann & Hamel

Current name: Wurdemannia miniata (Sprengel) Feldmann & Hamel
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Publication Details
Sphaerococcus miniatus Sprengel 1827: 340

Published in: Sprengel, K.[P.J.] (1827). Systema vegetabilium Editio decima sexta. Voluminis IV. Pars I. Classis 24. Vol. 4 pp. [i]-iv, [1]-592. Gottingae [Göttingen]: sumtibus Librariae Dieterichianae.

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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 Wurdemannia miniata (Sprengel) Feldmann & Hamel.

Type Information
Type locality: Vicinity of Montpellier, French Mediterranean coast; (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 20) Type: Draparnaud; (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 20)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), saturn-red, flame-scarlet; literally, ‘painted with red lead’ (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 24 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 February 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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