Sphaerococcus pectinatus Montagne 1838

Publication Details
Sphaerococcus pectinatus Montagne 1838: 276 (as 'Sphaerococcus (Gelidium) pectinatus Moont. ined.')

Published in: Montagne, C. (1838). Cryptogames algériennes, ou plantes cellulaires recueillies par M. Roussel aux environs d'Alger, et publiées Par le Docteur Camille Montagne. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, série 2 10: 268-279. [in French]

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Publication date: November

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 Gelidium pectinatum (Montagne) Montagne.

Source of Synonymy
Montagne, [J.F.]C. (1846). Flore d'Algérie. Ordo I. Phyceae Fries. In: Exploration scientifique de l'Algérie pendant les années 1840, 1841, 1842...Sciences physiques. Botanique. Cryptogamie. (Durieu De Maisonneuve, M.C. Eds) Vol. 1, pp. 1-197. Paris: Imprimerie Royale, publiée par ordre du Gouvernement et avec le concours d'une Commission Académique.

Type Information
Notes: Andersen (2018: 437) noted "Lectotype (designated here by G. Furnari, C. Perrone & K.L. Vinogradova): [icon in] Buxbaum, Pl. Min. Cogn. Cent. 2: t. VIII, fig. 3. 1728 (an element cited by Agardh and the lectotype of F. serra)."

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pectinate, with narrow close-set divisions like a comb (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 22 July 2018 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 03 July 2019

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 July 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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