Sphaerococcus corneus var. pulchellus (Turner) C.Agardh 1822
Current name:
Gelidium pulchellum (Turner) Kützing
Chyandour, Cornwall; tetrasporangial plant - 10 November 2011. David Fenwick (davidfenwicksnr@googlemail.com)
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus corneus var. pulchellus (Turner) C.Agardh 1822: 283 (as 'Sphaerococcus corneus [kappa] pulchellus')
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1822). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum pars posterior. pp. [v-vi], 169-398. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana.
Publication date: probably Oct 1822
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 Gelidium pulchellum (Turner) Kützing.
Basionym
Fucus corneus var. pulchellus Turner
Type Information
England: Devon: Sidmouth.;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), horny, hard and close-textured but not brittle (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 December 2018 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 18 October 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024