Sphaerococcus chamissoi C.Agardh 1820

Publication Details
Sphaerococcus chamissoi C.Agardh 1820: pl. VI

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1820). Icones algarum ineditae. Vol. Fasc. 1 pp. 4, pls I-X. Lundae [Lund]: ex Officina Berlingiana, 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 Chondracanthus chamissoi (C.Agardh) Kützing.

Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.

Type Information
Type locality: Chile; (Silva & al. 1996: 290) Type: LD; (Hommersand, Guiry, Fredericq & Leister 1993: 115) Notes: Isotype: E.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 25 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 July 2009

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 July 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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