Sphaerococcus secundus C.Agardh 1827
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus secundus C.Agardh 1827: 645
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1827). Neue Gattungen und Arten von Algen. Flora 10(41): 641-646.
Request PDFType 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 Gracilaria secunda (C.Agardh) Zanardini.
Source of Synonymy
Zanardini, G. (1840). Sopra le alghe del mare Adriatico. Lettera seconda di Giovanni Zanardini, medico fisico in Venezia, alla Direzione della Biblioteca Italiana. Biblioteca Italiana 99: 195-229.
Type Information
Type locality: Ad Tergestrum in altiori mari [Trieste, Italy]; (Agardh 1827: 645)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), next, following, second, having leaves or other features turned towards the same side (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 July 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 July 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025
