Sphaerococcus disciplinalis Bory 1929
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus disciplinalis Bory 1929: 172
Published in: Bory de St. Vincent, J.B. (1828). Botanique, Cryptogamie. In: Voyage autour du monde, exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la corvette de Sa Majesté, la Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825. (Duperrey, L.I. Eds), pp. 97-200. Paris: Bertrand.
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 Asterfilopsis disciplinalis (Bory) M.S.Calderon & S.M.Boo.
Source of Synonymy
Calderon, M.S. & Boo, S.M. (2016). Phylogeny of Phyllophoraceae (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales) reveals Asterfilopsis gen. nov. from the southern hemisphere. Phycologia 55(5): 543-554.
Type Information
Type locality: Cape Horn; Concepción, Chile; (INA 1996) Type: Lesson; Durville; (INA 1996) Notes: Type: The William and Lynda Steere Steere Herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden (NY00937641), from Cape Horn, Chile, collected by F.J. Chauvin in 1824 (Calderon & Boo, 2016: 549).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 September 2016
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 September 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 June 2025
