Sphaerococcus interruptus Greville 1829
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus interruptus Greville 1829: 423, pl. 26, fig. 1
Published in: Greville, R.A. [K.] (1829). Descriptiones novarum specierum ex algarum ordine. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlichen Leopoldinisch-Carolinischen Akademie der Naturforscher 14: 421-424, pl. XXVI.
Request PDFType 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 Coccotylus truncatus (Pallas) M.J.Wynne & J.N.Heine.
Type Information
Type locality: In mari arctico; (Greville 1829: 423) Type: W.N. Griffiths; (Greville 1829: 423)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), interrupted, not continued (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 July 2007
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 July 2007. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
