Sphaerococcus furcellatus C.Agardh 1822
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus furcellatus C.Agardh 1822: 4
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1822). Algae. In: Synopsis plantarum, quas, in itinere ad plagam aequinoctialem orbis novi, collegerunt Al. de Humboldt et Am. Bonpland. Volume Primus. (Kunth, C.S. Eds), pp. 1-6. Paris: Apud F.G. Levrault, bibliopolam, via Dicta M. le Prince, no. 31, atque Argentorati, via dicta des Juifs, no 33.
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 Asterfilopsis furcellata (C.Agardh) M.S.Calderon & S.M.Boo.
Source of Synonymy
Calderon, M.S. & Boo, S.M. (2016). Phylogeny of Phyllophoraceae (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales) reveals Asterfilopsis gen. nov. from the Southern Hemisphere. Phycologia 55(5): 543-554.
Type Information
Type locality: "Cresclt in Oceano Pacifico, prope Guanchaco. (Regno Peruviano.)" [near Huanchaco, Peru]; (Agardh 1822: 4) Type: Alexander von Humboldt ; BM; 000936141 (Calderon & Boo 2016: 547)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), forked; having a small notch at apex (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 September 2016
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 September 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 December 2024
