Sphaerococcus armatus C.Agardh 1827
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus armatus C.Agardh 1827: 645
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1827). Neue Gattungen und Arten von Algen. Flora 10(41): 641-646.
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The type species (lectotype) of the genus Sphaerococcus is Sphaerococcus coronopifolius Stackhouse.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gracilaria armata (C.Agardh) Greville.
Source of Synonymy
Greville, R.K. (1830). Algae britannicae, or descriptions of the marine and other inarticulated plants of the British islands, belonging to the order Algae; with plates illustrative of the genera. pp. [i]-lxxxviii, [1]-218, pl. 1-19. Edinburgh & London: McLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin & Cradock.
Type Information
Type locality: Ad Tergestrum [Trieste, Adriatic Sea]; (Agardh 1827: 645) Lectotype: herb. alg. Agardh, LD; 29091 (Gargiulo, De Masi & Tripodi 1992: 54) Notes: Lectotypified by S. Fredericq, August 1985.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), equipped, armed (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 July 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 July 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 December 2024
