Sphaerococcus viscidus (Forsskål) C.Agardh 1817
Current name:
Liagora viscida (Forsskål) C.Agardh
Ría de Vigo, Galicia, Spain, 2016Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus viscidus (Forsskål) C.Agardh 1817: xvii
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1817). Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana.
Request PDFPublication 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 Liagora viscida (Forsskål) C.Agardh.
Basionym
Fucus viscidus Forsskål
Type Information
Neotype locality: Anse du Troc, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France; (Abbott 1990) Neotype: T. Christensen; June, 1954; C; (Abbott 1990) Notes: The original type locality was Constantinople [Istanbul], Turkey but the type specimen has been lost (Børgesen, 1932; Abbott 1990; Huisman, 2002) and a neotype has thus been selected.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), viscid (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 March 2017 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
