Sphaerococcus lambertii (Turner) C.Agardh 1822
Current name:
Callophyllis lambertii (Turner) Kützing
Butts Reef, Huon River, Tasmania, Australia; 12 m - 14 December 2008. Francis Bunker (fbunker@marineseen.com)
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus lambertii (Turner) C.Agardh 1822: 302
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 Callophyllis lambertii (Turner) Kützing.
Basionym
Fucus lambertii Turner
Type Information
Type locality: "Coast of New Holland", Australia; (Womersley 1994: 256) Type: King; (Womersley 1994: 256) Notes: According to Womersley (1994: 256) the type could not be located in K or BM. He notes that Turner's original figure is fairly typical of the species.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 May 2003 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 June 2009
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 June 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
