Sphacelaria cirrosa var. aegagropila C.Agardh 1824
Publication Details
Sphacelaria cirrosa var. aegagropila C.Agardh 1824: 165
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].
Request PDFPublication date: probably September 1824
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sphacelaria is Sphacelaria cirrosa (Roth) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sphacelaria cirrosa (Roth) C.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Dogadina, T.V. (1984). De specie Chytridiochloridis (Pasch.) Jane (Xanthophyta) nova. Novosti Sistematiki Nizshikh Rastenii 21: 17-20, 5 figs. [in Russian]
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), tendrilled, ending in a narrow curled or wavy appendage (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 April 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 October 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024
