Sphaerococcus plicatus var. hippuroides (Lyngbye) C.Agardh 1822
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus plicatus var. hippuroides (Lyngbye) C.Agardh 1822: 314
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.
Request PDFPublication 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 Dictyosiphon foeniculaceus (Hudson) Greville.
Source of Synonymy
Fletcher, R.L. (2024). Brown seaweeds (Phaeophyceae) of Britain and Ireland. pp. [i]-x, [1]–806. London: Pelagic Publishing & Natural History Museum.
Basionym
Scytosiphon hippuroides Lyngbye
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), folded into pleats or furrows, usually longitudinally (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 09 October 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 November 2024
