Sphacelaria pulvinata Hooker f. & Harvey 1855
Publication Details
Sphacelaria pulvinata Hooker f. & Harvey 1855: 221, pl. 110
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sphacelaria is Sphacelaria cirrosa (Roth) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Herpodiscus pulvinatus (Hooker f. & Harvey) Draisma, Prud'homme & H.Kawai.
Source of Synonymy
Draisma, S.G.A., Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. & Kawai, H. (2010). A revised classification of the Sphacelariales (Phaeophyceae) inferred from a psbC and rbcL based phylogeny. European Journal of Phycology 45(3): 308-326.
Type Information
Type locality: North Island, New Zealand; (Draisma, Prud'homme van Reine & Kawai 2010: 323) Holotype: Colenso (s.n.); on Carpophyllum maschalocarpus; TCD; (Draisma, Prud'homme van Reine & Kawai 2010: 323)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cushion-shaped, strongly convexed (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 October 2021
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 January 2025