Name: Sphaenosiphon hemisphaericus (Setchell and Gardner 1918) Silva 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Dermocarpa hemisphaerica Setchell and Gardner 1918

Etymology: he.mi.sphae’ri.cus. L. neut. n. hemisphaerium, a hemisphere; N.L. masc. adj. hemisphaericus, hemispherical

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sp^ha͡e-no-SI-p^hon he-mi-SP^HA͡E-ri-kus, masculine

Holotype: UC 205696

Valid publication: Silva PC, Basson PW, Moe RL. Catalogue of the Benthic Marine Algae of the Indian Ocean. Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 1996; 79:1-1166.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Cyanocystis hemisphaerica (Setchell and Gardner 1918) Kaas 1985

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Dermocarpa hemisphaerica Setchell and Gardner 1918	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Cyanocystis hemisphaerica (Setchell and Gardner 1918) Kaas 1985	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • ❗ Sphaenosiphon hemisphaericus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Sphaenosiphon.
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Silva) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Silva et al.).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Sphaenosiphon Reinsch 1875

Assigned by: Silva PC, Basson PW, Moe RL. Catalogue of the Benthic Marine Algae of the Indian Ocean. Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 1996; 79:1-1166.

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Record number: 27908