Sphaerococcus dentatus (Linnaeus) C.Agardh 1817
Current name:
Odonthalia dentata (Linnaeus) Lyngbye
Murlough Bay, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland - 30 August 2005. Bernard Picton (Bernard.Picton@magni.org.uk)
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus dentatus (Linnaeus) C.Agardh 1817: 22
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1817). Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana.
Publication date: Mai-Dec 1817 (p. vii: i Mai 1817)
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 Odonthalia dentata (Linnaeus) Lyngbye.
Source of Synonymy
Lyngbye, H.C. (1819). Tentamen hydrophytologiae danicae continens omnia hydrophyta cryptogama Daniae, Holsatiae, Faeroae, Islandiae, Groenlandiae hucusque cognita, systematice disposita, descripta et iconibus illustrata, adjectis simul speciebus norvegicis. pp. [i]-xxxii, [1]-248, 70 pls. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: typis Schultzianis, in commissis Librariae Gyldendaliae.
Basionym
Fucus dentatus Linnaeus
Type Information
Type locality: Hab. oc. Atl. [Atlantic Ocean]; (Linnaeus 1767: 135) Holotype: LINN; 1274.72 (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 298)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), toothed, usually with sharp teeth pointing outwards (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 01 August 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 November 2024