Sphaerococcus corallopsis Montagne 1842
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus corallopsis Montagne 1842: 49-51, pl. III: fig. 1
Published in: Montagne, C. (1842). Botanique. Plantes cellulaires. In: Histoire physique, politique et naturelles de l'île de Cuba. (Sagra, R. de La Eds) Vol. 11, pp. i-x, 1-549. Paris: Arthus Bertrand, Éditeur.
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 Palisada corallopsis (Montagne) Sentíes, M. T. Fujii & Díaz-Larrea.
Source of Synonymy
Sentíes, A. & Díaz-Larrea, J. (2008). Proposals for Palisada poiteaui var. gemmifera comb. nov. and Palisada corallopsis comb. nov. (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta). Botanica Marina 51: 69-70.
Type Information
Type locality: La Habana, Cuba; (Silva & al. 1996: 506) Type: PC; Notes: Nam (1999: 463) records the type specimen of this species as being in Herb. Montagne in Paris (citing Yamada, 1931: 198).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 November 2008
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 November 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
