Sphaerococcus polycarpus Greville 1828
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus polycarpus Greville 1828: pl. 352
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 Gracilaria multipartita (Clemente) Harvey.
Source of Synonymy
RodrÃguez-Prieto, C., Freshwater, D.W. & Hommersand, M. (2016). Gracilaria corallicola and G. multipartita (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta), two related flattened European species. European Journal of Phycology 51(4): 444-460.
Type Information
Type locality: under Tait's Hill, near Plymouth; (INA 1996) type: Miss Hill; 1814; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 January 2017 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 January 2017
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
