Sphaerococcus cervicornis (Turner) C.Agardh 1817
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus cervicornis (Turner) C.Agardh 1817: xvi
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 Gracilaria cervicornis (Turner) J.Agardh.
Basionym
Fucus cervicornis Turner
Type Information
Type locality: West Indies [Jamaica]; (Lyra & al. 2016: 105) Lectotype: Dr Wright; BM; 000936191 (Lyra & al. 2016: 1005)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 March 2004 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 12 February 2013
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 February 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024