Dermocarpa sphaerica Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1918
Publication Details
Dermocarpa sphaerica Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1918: 457, pl. 39: fig. 14
Published in: Gardner, N.L. (1918). New Pacific coast marine algae III. University of California Publications in Botany 6: 455-486, pls 38-41.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dermocarpa is Dermocarpa violacea P.Crouan & H.Crouan.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Stanieria sphaerica (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Anagnostidis & Pantazidou.
Source of Synonymy
Komárek, J. & Anagnostidis, K. (1999 '1998'). Cyanoprokaryota. 1. Chroococcales. In: Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Begründet von A. Pascher. Band 19/1. (Ettl, H., Gärtner, G., Heynig, H. & Mollenhauer, D. Eds), pp. 1-548. Heidelberg & Berlin: Spektrum, Akademischer Verlag.
Type Information
Type locality: Lands End, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. [err. for Point Fermin, San Pedro, Los Angeles County fide note on type sheet in UC; Collector: N.L. Gardner (in 1906) - note in INA]; (Gardner 1918: 458) Holotype: N.L. Gardner 1906; UC; (Gardner 1918: 458)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), globose, spherical (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 February 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 22 July 2014
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Habitat note
Epiphytic on marine-sheathed blue-green algae and various eukaryotic algae (Whitton in John et al. 2002). Whitton notes that Frémy (1929-33) states especially in salt marshes, but Komárek & Agnagnostidis (1999) state probably only on (in vicinity of) calcareous rocks of the littoral zone. - (04 July 2012) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 July 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 June 2025
