Sphaerococcus cirrhosus (Turner) C.Agardh 1817
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus cirrhosus (Turner) 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.
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 Plocamium cirrhosum (Turner) M.J.Wynne.
Basionym
Fucus cirrhosus Turner
Type Information
Type locality: Dusky Sound, Fiordland region of the South Island, New Zealand; (Wynne 2002: 142) Type: "Mr. Andrews" [most likely Mr. W. Anderson]; "1774" [and error for 1773]; BM; 44253 (Wynne 2002: 142) Notes: In Banksian Herbarium (Index Nominum Algarum).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), tendrilled, ending in a narrow curled or wavy appendage (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 May 2018 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 21 May 2018
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 May 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024