Sphaerococcus papillatus C.Agardh 1821

Publication Details
Sphaerococcus papillatus C.Agardh 1821: [iv], pl. XIX [19]

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1821). Icones algarum ineditae fasciculus secundus. pp. [i-iv], pls XI-XX. Holmiae [Stockholm]: ex Officina Ecksteiniana, sumtibus auctoris.

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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 Mastocarpus papillatus (C.Agardh) Kützing.

Source of Synonymy
Kützing, F.T. (1843). Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. pp. [part 1]: [i]-xxxii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus.

Type Information
Type locality: "Ad insulam Owaihee lectum communicavit Chamisso" [Hawaiian Islands]; (Agardh 1821: [iv]) Lectotype: Chamisso; 1816; LD (Herbarium Agardh); 23883 (specimen in the upper right ) (Lindstrom et al. 2011: 669) Notes: The delcared Hawaiian origin is clearly an error; see Setchell & Gardner (1933: 288) and Wynne (2010: 39). Lectotype selected by Lindstrom et al. (2011: 669); type locality: Golden Gate, San Francisco, California.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 February 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024

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