Sphaerococcus teedei (Mertens ex Roth) C.Agardh 1817
Current name:
Chondracanthus teedei (Mertens ex Roth) Kützing
Collected near Roscoff (F), December 1984 - 29 December 2011. Christine Wosnitza
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus teedei (Mertens ex Roth) C.Agardh 1817: XVI (as 'Teedii')
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1817). Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana.
Publication 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 Chondracanthus teedei (Mertens ex Roth) Kützing.
Basionym
Ceramium teedei Mertens ex Roth
Type Information
Type locality: In Lusitaniae oris olim legit Teede [Portugal]; (Roth 1806: 108) Type: BM; (Hommersand, Guiry, Fredericq & Leister 1993: 115) Notes: Dixon & Ivine ((1977: 243) give the following data: Isotype: BM-K. Portugal (Lisbon, fide label).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 May 2018 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 22 May 2018
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 May 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024