Sphaenosiphon cuspidatus Reinsch 1875
Publication Details
Sphaenosiphon cuspidatus Reinsch 1875: 15, Melanophyceae pl. XXV: fig. 1
Published in: Reinsch, P.F. (1875 '1874/75'). Contributiones ad algologiam et fungologiam. Vol. 1 pp. [i]-xii, [1]-103, [104, err.], 131 plates [I-III, IIIa, IV-VI, VIa, VII-XII, XIIa, XIII-XX, XXa, XXI-XXXV, XXXVa, XXXVI (Melanophyceae); I-XLII, XLIIa, XLIII-XLVII, XLVIIa, XLVIII-LXI (Rhodophyceae); I-XVIII (Chlorophyllophyceae); I-IX (Fungi)]. Norimbergae [Nürnberg]: Typis Theodor Haesslein.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Sphaenosiphon.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dermocarpa cuspidata (Reinsch) Geitler.
Source of Synonymy
Geitler, L. (1932). Cyanophyceae. In: Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. Ed. 2. (Rabenhorst, L. Eds) Vol. 14, pp. 673-1196, i-[vi]. Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ending in a sharp, stiff point.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 July 2014 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 June 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 June 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024
