Sphaerococcus erinaceus (Turner) C.Agardh 1817

Nothogenia erinacea (Turner) P.G.Parkinson

Current name: Nothogenia erinacea (Turner) P.G.Parkinson
Olifantsbos, Cape Peninsula, South AfricaM.D. Guiry

Publication Details
Sphaerococcus erinaceus (Turner) C.Agardh 1817: xv. T. 26

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1817). Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana.

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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 Nothogenia erinacea (Turner) P.G.Parkinson.

Basionym
Fucus erinaceus Turner

Type Information
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope; (Silva & al. 1996: 112)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), prickly or hedgehog-like.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 June 2016 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 07 June 2016

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 June 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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