Asperococcus compressus A.W.Griffiths ex W.J.Hooker 1833

Publication Details
Asperococcus compressus A.W.Griffiths ex W.J.Hooker 1833: 278

Published in: [Hooker, W.J.] (1833). Div. I. Inarticulatae. In: The English Flora of Sir James Edward Smith. Class XXIV. Cryptogamia. Vol. V. (or Vol. II of Dr. Hooker's British flora). Part I. Comprising the Mosses, Hepaticae, Lichens, Characeae and Algae. (Hooker, W.J. Eds), pp. 250-259. London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans Paternoster-Row.

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Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Asperococcus ensiformis (Delle Chiaje) M.J.Wynne.

Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (2003). The identity of Laminaria ensiformis Delle Chiaje (Phaeophyceae). Webbia 58: 471-476.

Type Information
Type locality: Sidmouth, England; (Womersley 1987: 320) Type: Griffiths; BM; (Womersley 1987: 320)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flattened, usually laterally (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 08 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 October 2024

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Taxonomic note
Womersley (1987: 318) cites this as a currently accepted species. John et al. (2004) cite Asperococcus compressus B.M. Griffiths ex. Hook. as a synonym of Asperococcus compressus (Huds.) Hook. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Distributional note
Probable adventive species found on southern Australian coasts (Womersley 2003: 499). - (19 February 2009) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2025

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