Streblonema sphaericum (Derbès & Solier) Thuret 1863
Publication Details
Streblonema sphaericum (Derbès & Solier) Thuret 1863: 73
Published in: Le Jolis, A. (1863). Liste des algues marines de Cherbourg. Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Sciences Naturelles de Cherbourg 10: 5-168, pls I-VI [1-6].
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Streblonema.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Myriotrichia clavaeformis Harvey.
Source of Synonymy
Pedersen, P.M. (1978). Culture studies in the pleomorphic brown alga Myriotrichia clavaeformis (Dictyosiphonales, Myriotrichiaeae). Norwegian Journal of Botany 25: 281-291, 34 figs, 1 table.
Basionym
Ectocarpus sphaericus Derbès & Solier
Type Information
Type locality: "Parasite, sur diverses Mesogloiées, Bains de la Méditerranée; En juin" [Marseille, France]; (Castagne 1851: 100)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), globose, spherical (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 October 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 July 2025
