Sphaerococcus corneus var. clavatus (Lamouroux) C.Agardh 1822
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus corneus var. clavatus (Lamouroux) C.Agardh 1822: 284
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1822). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum pars posterior. pp. [v-vi], 169-398. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana.
Publication date: probably Oct 1822
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 Gelidium clavatum (J.V.Lamouroux) J.V.Lamouroux.
Basionym
Fucus clavatus J.V.Lamouroux
Type Information
"in oris Franciae" [Havre, Dieppe, La Rochelle: Lamx.] Daniaque ad Oceanum littus";
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), horny, hard and close-textured but not brittle (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 April 2016 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 20 April 2016
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 April 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024