Sphaerococcus erinaceus (Turner) C.Agardh 1817
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.
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