Sphaerococcus volans C.Agardh 1821
Current name:
Mazzaella volans (C.Agardh) Fredericq
Northern California - 09 March 2011. Wendell Wood (ww@oregonwild.org)
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus volans C.Agardh 1821: [iv], pl. XVIII [18]
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1821). Icones algarum ineditae fasciculus secundus. pp. [i-iv], pls XI-XX. Holmiae [Stockholm]: ex Officina Ecksteiniana, sumtibus auctoris.
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 Mazzaella volans (C.Agardh) Fredericq.
Type Information
Type locality: Ad Caput Bonae Spei lectum pingendum subministravit clariss. Chamisso [Cape of Good Hope, South Africa].; (Agardh 1821: [iv]) Type: Chamisso; LD; (Hommersand, Guiry, Fredericq & Leister 1993: 110)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 February 2017
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024