Asperococcus fistulosus var. vermicularis Griffiths ex Harvey 1848
Publication Details
Asperococcus fistulosus var. vermicularis Griffiths ex Harvey 1848: pl. 194
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1848). Phycologia britannica, or, a history of British sea-weeds: containing coloured figures, generic and specific characters, synonymes, and descriptions of all the species of algae inhabiting the shores of the British Islands. pp. text with plates, pls CXLV-CCXVI [145-216]. London: Reeve & Benham.
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Asperococcus fistulosus f. vermicularis (Griffiths ex Harvey) Levring.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fistulate, hollow throughout but closed at ends (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 December 2015
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 December 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024