Sphaerococcus chamissoi C.Agardh 1820

Publication Details
Sphaerococcus chamissoi C.Agardh 1820: pl. VI

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1820). Icones algarum ineditae. Vol. Fasc. 1 pp. 4, pls I-X. Lundae [Lund]: ex Officina Berlingiana, sumtibus auctoris.

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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 Chondracanthus chamissoi (C.Agardh) Kützing.

Source of Synonymy
Kützing, F.T. (1843). Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. pp. [part 1]: [i]-xxxii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus.

Type Information
Type locality: Chile; (Silva & al. 1996: 290) Type: LD; (Hommersand, Guiry, Fredericq & Leister 1993: 115) Notes: Isotype: E.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 25 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 April 2025

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Nomenclatural note
Pl. 10. 1820 (Hommersand et al. 1993: 115). - (10 July 2009) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 June 2025

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