Sphacelaria cervicornis C.Agardh 1827
Publication Details
Sphacelaria cervicornis C.Agardh 1827: 640 (as 'curvicornis')
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1827). Aufzählung einiger in den östreichischen Ländern gefundenen neuen Gattungen und Arten von Algen, nebst ihrer Diagnostik und beigefügten Bemerkungen. Flora oder Botanische Zeitung, Regensburg 10(no. 40 of the second volume): 625-640.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sphacelaria is Sphacelaria cirrosa (Roth) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Type locality: Trieste, Italy; (Agardh 1827: 640)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 September 2002 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 02 October 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Described from Trieste. Listed as a "doubtful, erroneous, and excluded name" by Prud'homme van Reine (1982: 251) and "curvicornis" is treated as a typographical error. - (02 October 2024) - M.D. Guiry
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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 March 2025
