Sphaerococcus corneus var. pulchellus (Turner) C.Agardh 1822

Current name: Gelidium pulchellum (Turner) Kützing
Chyandour, Cornwall; tetrasporangial plant - 10 November 2011. David Fenwick (davidfenwicksnr@googlemail.com)

Publication Details
Sphaerococcus corneus var. pulchellus (Turner) C.Agardh 1822: 283 (as 'Sphaerococcus corneus [kappa] pulchellus')

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.

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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 pulchellum (Turner) Kützing.

Source of Synonymy
Kützing, F.T. (1868). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. XVIII pp. [i-iii], 1-35, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).

Basionym
Fucus corneus var. pulchellus Turner

Type Information
England: Devon: Sidmouth.;

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), horny, hard and close-textured but not brittle (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 24 December 2018 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 18 October 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 June 2025