Sphaerococcus scutellatus Hering 1841

Publication Details
Sphaerococcus scutellatus Hering 1841: 91

Published in: Hering, [K.] (1841). Diagnoses algarum novarum a cl. Dre. Ferdinand Krauss in Africa Australi lectarum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History [Series 1] 8: 90-92.

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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 Sarcothalia scutellata (Hering) Leister.

Source of Synonymy
Hommersand, M.H., Guiry, M.D., Fredericq, S. & Leister, G.L. (1993). New perspectives in the taxonomy of the Gigartinaceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta). Proceedings of the International Seaweed Symposium 14: 105-120, 41 figs.

Type Information
Type locality: [Table Bay, Cape Province, South Africa]; (Silva & al. 1996: 293) Type: HBG; (Hommersand, Guiry, Fredericq & Leister 1993: 113) Notes: This type locality was first reported by Papenfuss (1940a: 220). [HBG, see Simons, 1983]. Collector : Ferdinand Krauss (Index Nominum Algarum). No locality is mentioned by Hering.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), shaped like a small platter.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 28 September 2012

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 September 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024

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