Sphaerococcus linearis C.Agardh 1817

Current name: Ahnfeltiopsis linearis (C.Agardh) P.C.Silva & DeCew
Northern California - 08 March 2011. Wendell Wood (ww@oregonwild.org)

Publication Details
Sphaerococcus linearis C.Agardh 1817: xv.

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1817). Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana.

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Publication date: Mai-Dec 1817 (p. vii: i Mai 1817)

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 Ahnfeltiopsis linearis (C.Agardh) P.C.Silva & DeCew.

Type Information
Type locality: Trinidad, Humboldt Co., California; (Silva 1979: 325)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), linear (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 06 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 August 2024

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Nomenclatural note
Sphaerococcus linearis C. Agardh should be considered a new name (nom. nov.) since Fucus linearis Turner 1819 is illegitimate because it is a later homonym of Fucus linearis Hudson 1762. - (23 August 2024) - Francisco F. Pedroche

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Cite this record as:
Francisco F. Pedroche in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 April 2025