Sphaerococcus pinastroides Stackhouse, nom. illeg. 1797
Publication Details
Sphaerococcus pinastroides Stackhouse, nom. illeg. 1797: xxiv
Published in: Stackhouse, J. (1797). Nereis britannica; continens species omnes fucorum in insulis britannicis crescentium: descriptione latine et anglico, necnon iconibus ad vivum depictis... Fasc. 2. pp. ix-xxiv, 31-70, pls IX-XIII. Bathoniae [Bath] & Londini [London]: S. Hazard; J. White.
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The type species (lectotype) of the genus Sphaerococcus is Sphaerococcus coronopifolius Stackhouse.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Halopithys incurva (Hudson) Batters.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 December 2023
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: When Gmelin (1768) published Fucus pinastroides, he cited Fucus incurvus as a synonym. Gmelin's name is thus superfluous, illegitimate, and not priorable. Silva, Basson & Moe (1996: 495) therefore treat Sphaerococcus pinnastroides Stackhouse as a new name in accordance with ICN Art. 58.3. However, Sphaerococcus pinastroides Stackhouse is also illegitimate as Stackhouse (1797) mentions Fucus incurvus Hudson as a synonym (Cormaci pers. comm.). - (11 May 2006) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 April 2025
