Sphaerococcus polycarpus Greville 1828
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus polycarpus Greville 1828: pl. 352
Published in: Greville, R.K. (1828). Scottish cryptogamic flora, or coloured figures and descriptions of cryptogamic plants, belonging chiefly to the order Fungi; and intended to serve as a continuation of English Botany. Vol. 6 (fasc. 67-72) pp. pls 331-360, synopsis generum et specierum [1]–50. Index [51]–82. Edinburgh & London: MacLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin, Craddock & Joy.
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 multipartita (Clemente) Harvey.
Source of Synonymy
Rodríguez-Prieto, C., Freshwater, D.W. & Hommersand, M. (2016). Gracilaria corallicola and G. multipartita (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta), two related flattened European species. European Journal of Phycology 51(4): 444-460.
Type Information
Type locality: "HAB . In the sea. Under Tait's Hill, near Plymouth, Miss HILL : 1814."; (Greville 1828: expl. pl. 352) Notes: Type: E? "Only a single specimen."
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 January 2017 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 April 2025
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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 30 May 2025
