Sphaerococcus confervoides (F.H.Wiggers) Stackhouse 1797
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus confervoides (F.H.Wiggers) Stackhouse 1797: xxiv
Published in: Stackhouse, J. (1797). Nereis britannica; continens species omnes fucorum in insulis britannicis crescentium: descriptione latine et anglico, necnon iconibus ad vivum depictis... Fasc. 2. pp. ix-xxiv, 31-70, pls IX-XIII. Bathoniae [Bath] & Londini [London]: S. Hazard; J. White.
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 Gracilariopsis longissima (S.G.Gmelin) Steentoft, L.M.Irvine & Farnham.
Basionym
Ceramium confervoides F.H.Wiggers
Origin of Species Name
Compound (Latin), resembling the genus Conferva.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 October 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 October 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
