Sphaerococcus mirabilis C.Agardh 1820
Current name:
Heringia mirabilis (C.Agardh) J.Agardh
Harvey, W.H. (1849). Nereis australis, or algae of the southern ocean: being figures and descriptions of marine plants, collected on the shores of the Cape of Good Hope, the extra-tropical Australian colonies, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Antarctic r
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus mirabilis C.Agardh 1820: pl. VII
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1820). Icones algarum ineditae. Vol. Fasc. 1 pp. 4, pls I-X. Lundae [Lund]: ex Officina Berlingiana, sumtibus auctoris.
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 Heringia mirabilis (C.Agardh) J.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Agardh, J.G. (1846). Caroli Ad. Agardh Icones algarum ineditae. Fasculi qui exstant duo. pp. 1-6, pls I-XX. Lundae.
Type Information
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 283)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), to be wondered at, wonderful, marvellous, extraordinary, admirable (Smith & Lockwood 1933).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 November 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 November 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024
