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Sphaerococcaceae Schmitz & Hauptfleisch 
AphiaID: 143784

Classification: Biota > Plantae (Kingdom) > Biliphyta (Subkingdom) > Rhodophyta (Phylum) > Eurhodophytina (Subdivision) > Florideophyceae (Class) > Rhodymeniophycidae (Subclass) > Gigartinales (Order)
Status accepted
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Rank Family
Parent Gigartinales
Source  basis of record: Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details]

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[hide all]		 Genus Sphaerococcus Stackhouse, 1797
  » Species Sphaerococcus aculeatus Kützing, 1849
» Species Sphaerococcus cartilagineus
  » Variety Sphaerococcus cartilagineus var. setaceus C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Gelidium cartilagineum var. setaceum (C.Agardh) Grunow, 1867
» Species Sphaerococcus ciliatus
  » Variety Sphaerococcus ciliatus var. fuscus Lyngbye, 1819 accepted as Fimbrifolium dichotomum (Lepechin) G.I.Hansen, 1980
» Species Sphaerococcus coronopifolius Stackhouse, 1797
  » Variety Sphaerococcus coronopifolius var. pennata J.Agardh, 1842
» Species Sphaerococcus crispus
  » Forma Sphaerococcus crispus f. aequalis (Turner) C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Chondrus crispus Stackhouse, 1797
» Variety Sphaerococcus crispus var. ciliatus Suhr, 1834 accepted as Chondrus crispus Stackhouse, 1797
» Variety Sphaerococcus crispus var. stellatus (Stackhouse) C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Mastocarpus stellatus (Stackhouse) Guiry, 1984
» Species Sphaerococcus dendroides Kützing
» Species Sphaerococcus densus
  » Variety Sphaerococcus densus var. fruticosus (J.Agardh) G.Martens, 1866
» Species Sphaerococcus dumosus (Harvey & J.W.Bailey) Kützing, 1869
» Species Sphaerococcus dumosus Martius, 1833
» Species Sphaerococcus gaditanus Montagne, 1838
» Species Sphaerococcus gigartinus
  » Variety Sphaerococcus gigartinus var. costatus Suhr, 1834 accepted as Gigartina pistillata (S.G.Gmelin) Stackhouse, 1809
» Species Sphaerococcus multipartitus
  » Variety Sphaerococcus multipartitus var. lichenoides (Turner) C.Agardh, 1822
» Species Sphaerococcus platyphyllus Kützing, 1843
» Species Sphaerococcus rhizophylloides J.J.Rodríguez y Femenías, 1895
» Species Sphaerococcus abscissus (Turner) C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Melanthalia abscissa (Turner) J.D.Hooker & Harvey, 1845
» Species Sphaerococcus aculeatus Hering, 1841 accepted as Gracilaria aculeata (Hering) Papenfuss, 1967
» Species Sphaerococcus aculeatus (Linnaeus) Stackhouse, 1797 accepted as Desmarestia aculeata (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux, 1813
» Species Sphaerococcus alatus (Hudson) Wahlenberg, 1826 accepted as Membranoptera alata (Hudson) Stackhouse, 1809
» Species Sphaerococcus alcicornis (J.Agardh) Kützing, 1849 accepted as Austrophyllis alcicornis (J.Agardh) Womersley & R.E.Norris, 1971
» Species Sphaerococcus alveatus (Turner) C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Psilophycus alveatus (Turner) W.A.Nelson, Leister & Hommersand, 2011
» Species Sphaerococcus angustifolius Kützing, 1868 accepted as Schottera angustifolia (Kützing) A.J.K.Millar, 2005
» Species Sphaerococcus armatus C.Agardh, 1827 accepted as Gracilaria armata (C.Agardh) Greville, 1830
» Species Sphaerococcus articulatus (Hudson) Stackhouse, 1797 accepted as Lomentaria articulata (Hudson) Lyngbye, 1819
» Species Sphaerococcus asper C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Gelidium asperum (C.Agardh) Greville, 1830
» Species Sphaerococcus australis Kützing, 1849 accepted as Halopeltis australis (J.Agardh) G.W.Saunders, 2010
» Species Sphaerococcus australis Harvey, 1844 accepted as Callophyllis rangiferina (R.Brown ex Turner) Womersley, 1973
  » Variety Sphaerococcus australis var. constrictus Kützing, 1849
» Species Sphaerococcus bangi (Hornemann) C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Phyllophora crispa (Hudson) P.S.Dixon, 1964
» Species Sphaerococcus brodiei (Turner) C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Coccotylus truncatus (Pallas) M.J.Wynne & J.N.Heine, 1992
  » Variety Sphaerococcus brodiei var. angustissimus (C.Agardh) C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Phyllophora pseudoceranoides (S.G.Gmelin) Newroth & A.R.A.Taylor, 1971
» Variety Sphaerococcus brodiei var. concatenatus C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Coccotylus truncatus (Pallas) M.J.Wynne & J.N.Heine, 1992
» Variety Sphaerococcus brodiei var. concatenatus Lyngbye, 1819 accepted as Coccotylus truncatus (Pallas) M.J.Wynne & J.N.Heine, 1992
» Variety Sphaerococcus brodiei var. ligulatus C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Coccotylus truncatus (Pallas) M.J.Wynne & J.N.Heine, 1992
» Species Sphaerococcus burmannii C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Sarcothalia stiriata (Turner) Leister, 1993
» Species Sphaerococcus canaliculatus C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Chondrus canaliculatus (C.Agardh) Greville, 1830
» Species Sphaerococcus canaliculatus Kützing, 1868 accepted as Gracilaria canaliculata Sonder, 1871
» Species Sphaerococcus capillaris Kützing, 1863 accepted as Gracilaria gracilis (Stackhouse) M.Steentoft, L.M.Irvine & W.F.Farnham, 1995
» Species Sphaerococcus caulescens Kützing, 1868 accepted as Rhodymenia caulescens (Kützing) A.J.K.Millar, 2005
» Species Sphaerococcus cervicornis Kützing, 1843 accepted as Hydropuntia rangiferina (Kützing) Gurgel & Fredericq, 2004
» Species Sphaerococcus chamissoi C.Agardh, 1820 accepted as Chondracanthus chamissoi (C.Agardh) Kützing, 1843
» Species Sphaerococcus chauvinii Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1828 accepted as Chondracanthus chauvinii (Bory de Saint-Vincent) Kützing, 1843
» Species Sphaerococcus chondracanthus Kützing, 1863 accepted as Gracilaria chondracantha (Kützing) Millar, 2005
» Species Sphaerococcus chondroides Kützing, 1849 accepted as Gracilaria chondroides (Kützing) P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan, 1878
» Species Sphaerococcus cinnibarinus (J.Agardh) Kützing, 1849 accepted as Rhodymenia cinnabarina J.Agardh, 1841
» Species Sphaerococcus coccineus Wahlenberg, 1826 accepted as Euthora cristata (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1847
» Species Sphaerococcus compressus C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Gracilaria bursa-pastoris (S.G.Gmelin) P.C.Silva, 1952
» Species Sphaerococcus concinnus (R.Brown ex Turner) C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Trematocarpus concinnus (R.Brown ex Turner) De Toni, 1900
  » Variety Sphaerococcus concinnus var. immersus C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Ahnfeltiopsis concinna (J.Agardh) P.C.Silva & DeCew, 1992
» Species Sphaerococcus confervoides (F.H.Wiggers) Stackhouse, 1797 accepted as Gracilariopsis longissima (S.G.Gmelin) M.Steentoft, L.M.Irvine & W.F.Farnham, 1995
» Species Sphaerococcus confervoides (Hudson) C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Rhodomela confervoides (Hudson) P.C.Silva, 1952
» Species Sphaerococcus congestus (R.Brown ex Turner) C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Areschougia congesta (R.Brown ex Turner) J.Agardh, 1872
» Species Sphaerococcus constrictus (Turner) C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Polyopes constrictus (Turner) J.Agardh, 1851
» Species Sphaerococcus corallina Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1828 accepted as Rhodymenia corallina (Bory de Saint-Vincent) Greville, 1830
» Species Sphaerococcus corallopsis Montagne, 1842 accepted as Palisada corallopsis (Montagne) Sentíez, Fujii & Díaz, 2008
» Species Sphaerococcus coriaceus Sonder, 1845 accepted as Callophycus dorsifer (C.Agardh) P.C.Silva, 1957
» Species Sphaerococcus corneus (Hudson) Stackhouse, 1797 accepted as Gelidium corneum (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux, 1813
  » Variety Sphaerococcus corneus var. pulvinatus C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Gelidium pusillum var. pulvinatum (C.Agardh) Feldmann, 1936
» Species Sphaerococcus corniculatus C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Gracilaria corniculata (C.Agardh) J.Agardh
» Species Sphaerococcus cornutus (Turner) C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Plocamium cornutum (Turner) Harvey, 1849
» Species Sphaerococcus corticatus (J.Agardh) Kützing, 1849 accepted as Gracilaria corticata (J.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1852
» Species Sphaerococcus crassifolius C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Sarcothalia crassifolia (C.Agardh) Edyvane & Womersley, 1994
» Species Sphaerococcus crinitus (S.G.Gmelin) C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Tichocarpus crinitus (S.G.Gmelin) Ruprecht, 1850
» Species Sphaerococcus cristatus C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Euthora cristata (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1847
  » Variety Sphaerococcus cristatus var. angustatus Lyngbye, 1819 accepted as Euthora cristata (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1847
» Variety Sphaerococcus cristatus var. fabricianus (Lyngbye) C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as In quarantine: not visible on public site
» Species Sphaerococcus dactyloides (Sonder) Kützing, 1849 accepted as Hymenocladia dactyloides (Sonder) J.Agardh, 1870
» Species Sphaerococcus dentatus (Linnaeus) C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Odonthalia dentata (Linnaeus) Lyngbye, 1819
» Species Sphaerococcus denticulatus Kützing, 1869 accepted as Gracilaria vieillardii P.C.Silva, 1987
» Species Sphaerococcus difficilis C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Cystoclonium difficile (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1851
» Species Sphaerococcus dilatatus (Turner) C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Gymnogongrus dilatatus (Turner) J.Agardh, 1851
» Species Sphaerococcus disciplinalis Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1929 accepted as Gymnogongrus disciplinalis (Bory de Saint-Vincent) J.Agardh, 1851
» Species Sphaerococcus distichus J.Agardh, 1837 accepted as Gracilaria disticha (J.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1852
» Species Sphaerococcus divaricatus C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Hypnea divaricata (C.Agardh) Greville, 1830
» Species Sphaerococcus divaricatus C.Agardh, 1827 accepted as Hypnea musciformis (Wulfen) J.V.Lamouroux, 1813
» Species Sphaerococcus divergens C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Gracilaria divergens (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1847
» Species Sphaerococcus domingensis Kützing, 1869 accepted as Gracilaria domingensis (Kützing) Sonder ex Dickie, 1874
» Species Sphaerococcus durus C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Gracilaria dura (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1842
» Species Sphaerococcus erectus Greville, 1828 accepted as Cordylecladia erecta (Greville) J.Agardh, 1852
» Species Sphaerococcus fabricianus (Lyngbye) Sprengel, 1827 accepted as In quarantine: not visible on public site
» Species Sphaerococcus fastigiatus (Linnaeus) Wahlenberg, 1826 accepted as Furcellaria lumbricalis (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux, 1813
» Species Sphaerococcus filiformis J.Agardh, 1852 accepted as Ochtodes secundiramea (Montagne) M.A.Howe, 1920
» Species Sphaerococcus fimbriatus C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Calliblepharis fimbriata (Greville) Kützing, 1843
  » Variety Sphaerococcus fimbriatus var. filiformis Suhr, 1834 accepted as Calliblepharis fimbriata (Greville) Kützing, 1843
» Species Sphaerococcus flabellifolius Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1828 accepted as Rhodymenia flabellifolia (Bory de Saint-Vincent) Montagne, 1846
» Species Sphaerococcus flaccidus Suhr, 1834 accepted as Delisea flaccida (Suhr) Papenfuss, 1940
» Species Sphaerococcus fragilis C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Trematocarpus fragilis (C.Agardh) De Toni, 1900
» Species Sphaerococcus furcellatus C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Ahnfeltiopsis furcellata (C.Agardh) P.C.Silva & DeCew, 1992
» Species Sphaerococcus gaudichaudii Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1828 accepted as Calliblepharis fimbriata (Greville) Kützing, 1843
» Species Sphaerococcus gelatinus (Esper) C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Betaphycus gelatinus (Esper) Doty ex P.C.Silva, 1996
» Species Sphaerococcus gelidium J.Agardh, 1841 accepted as Meristotheca gelidium (J.Agardh) E.J.Faye & M.Masuda, 2004
» Species Sphaerococcus griffithsiae (Turner) C.Agardh accepted as Gymnogongrus griffithsiae (Turner) Martius, 1833
» Species Sphaerococcus helminthochorton (Schwendimann) C.Agardh accepted as Alsidium helminthochorton (Schwendimann) Kützing, 1843
» Species Sphaerococcus heringii Kützing, 1849 accepted as Gracilaria aculeata (Hering) Papenfuss, 1967
» Species Sphaerococcus hippuroides (Lyngbye) C.Agardh, 1824 accepted as Dictyosiphon foeniculaceus (Hudson) Greville, 1830
» Species Sphaerococcus horridus C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Endosiphonia horrida (C.Agardh) P.C.Silva, 1996
» Species Sphaerococcus interruptus Greville, 1829 accepted as Coccotylus truncatus (Pallas) M.J.Wynne & J.N.Heine, 1992
» Species Sphaerococcus intricatus C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Ceratodictyon intricatum (C.Agardh) R.E.Norris, 1987
» Species Sphaerococcus isiformis C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Eucheuma isiforme (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1847
» Species Sphaerococcus labillardieri (Mertens ex Turner) C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Phacelocarpus peperocarpos (Poiret) M.J.Wynne, Ardré & P.C.Silva, 1993
» Species Sphaerococcus laciniatus (Hudson) Lyngbye, 1819 accepted as Callophyllis laciniata (Hudson) Kützing, 1843
  » Variety Sphaerococcus laciniatus var. centrocarpus Montagne, 1839 accepted as Rhodophyllis centrocarpa (Montagne) M.J.Wynne, 1993
» Species Sphaerococcus lacinulatus Kützing, 1868 accepted as Gracilaria flabelliformis (P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan) Fredericq & Gurgel, 2004
» Species Sphaerococcus lacinulatus (Vahl) Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1834 accepted as Gracilaria isabellana Gurgel, Fredericq & J.N.Norris, 2004
» Species Sphaerococcus lactuca C.Agardh, 1828 accepted as Cryptonemia lactuca (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1842
  » Variety Sphaerococcus lactuca var. luxurians C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Cryptonemia luxurians (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1851
» Species Sphaerococcus lambertii (Turner) C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Callophyllis lambertii (Turner) Kützing, 1849
  » Variety Sphaerococcus lambertii var. gelatinosus Suhr, 1834 accepted as Portieria hornemannii (Lyngbye) P.C.Silva, 1987
» Species Sphaerococcus lemania Kützing, 1868 accepted as Hydropuntia edulis (S.G.Gmelin) Gurgel & Fredericq, 2004
» Species Sphaerococcus lessonii Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1828 accepted as Gigartina lessonii (Bory de Saint-Vincent) J.Agardh, 1851
» Species Sphaerococcus lichenoides C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Hydropuntia edulis (S.G.Gmelin) Gurgel & Fredericq, 2004
  » Variety Sphaerococcus lichenoides var. tenuis C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Hydropuntia edulis (S.G.Gmelin) Gurgel & Fredericq, 2004
» Species Sphaerococcus linearis C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Ahnfeltiopsis linearis (C.Agardh) P.C.Silva & DeCew, 1992
» Species Sphaerococcus mamillosus (Goodenough & Woodward) C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Mastocarpus stellatus (Stackhouse) Guiry, 1984
» Species Sphaerococcus maximiliani Martius, 1828 accepted as Osmundaria obtusiloba (C.Agardh) R.E.Norris, 1991
» Species Sphaerococcus membranifolius (Goodenough & Woodward) C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Phyllophora membranifolia (Goodenough & Woodward) J.Agardh, 1842
  » Variety Sphaerococcus membranifolius var. angustissimus C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Phyllophora pseudoceranoides (S.G.Gmelin) Newroth & A.R.A.Taylor, 1971
» Variety Sphaerococcus membranifolius var. concatenatus (C.Agardh) Wahlenberg, 1826 accepted as Coccotylus truncatus (Pallas) M.J.Wynne & J.N.Heine, 1992
» Variety Sphaerococcus membranifolius var. fibrillosus C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Phyllophora pseudoceranoides (S.G.Gmelin) Newroth & A.R.A.Taylor, 1971
» Variety Sphaerococcus membranifolius var. pinnatus C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Phyllophora pseudoceranoides (S.G.Gmelin) Newroth & A.R.A.Taylor, 1971
» Species Sphaerococcus mexicanus Kützing, 1868 accepted as Gracilaria mexicana (Kützing) P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan, 1878
» Species Sphaerococcus microcarpus C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Polyopes constrictus (Turner) J.Agardh, 1851
» Species Sphaerococcus miniatus Sprengel, 1827 accepted as Wurdemannia miniata (Sprengel) Feldmann & G.Hamel, 1934
» Species Sphaerococcus mirabilis C.Agardh, 1820 accepted as Heringia mirabilis (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1846
» Species Sphaerococcus musciformis (Wulfen) C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Hypnea musciformis (Wulfen) J.V.Lamouroux, 1813
  » Variety Sphaerococcus musciformis var. armatus C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Hypnea spicifera (Suhr) Harvey, 1847
» Species Sphaerococcus nanus C.Agardh accepted as Gigartina nana (C.Agardh) J.Agardh
» Species Sphaerococcus nigrescens (C.Agardh) Kützing, 1849 accepted as Acanthococcus antarcticus J.D.Hooker & Harvey, 1845
» Species Sphaerococcus nodifer Hering, 1841 accepted as Prionitis nodifera (Hering) E.S.Barton, 1896
» Species Sphaerococcus norvegicus (Gunnerus) C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Chondrus crispus Stackhouse, 1797
» Species Sphaerococcus obtusatus (Sonder) Kützing, 1849 accepted as Tylotus obtusatus (Sonder) J.Agardh, 1876
» Species Sphaerococcus obtusus (Hudson) Wahlenberg, 1826 accepted as Laurencia obtusa (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux, 1813
» Species Sphaerococcus obtusus Kützing, 1869 accepted as Gracilaria debilis (Forsskål) Børgesen, 1932
» Species Sphaerococcus oppositifolius C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Callophycus oppositifolius (C.Agardh) P.C.Silva, 1957
» Species Sphaerococcus palmatus (Linnaeus) Wahlenberg, 1826 accepted as Palmaria palmata (Linnaeus) Weber & Mohr, 1805
  » Variety Sphaerococcus palmatus var. prolifer Kützing, 1843 accepted as Palmaria palmata (Linnaeus) Weber & Mohr, 1805
» Species Sphaerococcus palmetta (Stackhouse) C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Rhodymenia pseudopalmata (J.V.Lamouroux) P.C.Silva, 1952
  » Variety Sphaerococcus palmetta var. bifidus Lyngbye, 1819 accepted as Fimbrifolium dichotomum (Lepechin) G.I.Hansen, 1980
» Species Sphaerococcus papillatus C.Agardh, 1821 accepted as Mastocarpus papillatus (C.Agardh) Kützing, 1843
» Species Sphaerococcus pedicellatus C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Dasya pedicellata (C.Agardh) C.Agardh, 1824
» Species Sphaerococcus pinastroides Stackhouse, 1797 accepted as Halopithys incurva (Hudson) Batters, 1902
» Species Sphaerococcus plicatus (Hudson) C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Ahnfeltia plicata (Hudson) E.M.Fries, 1836
  » Variety Sphaerococcus plicatus var. elongatus (Turner) C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Ahnfeltia plicata (Hudson) E.M.Fries, 1836
» Variety Sphaerococcus plicatus var. hippuroides (Lyngbye) C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Dictyosiphon foeniculaceus (Hudson) Greville, 1830
» Variety Sphaerococcus plicatus var. simplicior (C.Agardh) C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Ahnfeltia plicata (Hudson) E.M.Fries, 1836
» Variety Sphaerococcus plicatus var. tenuis C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Ahnfeltia plicata (Hudson) E.M.Fries, 1836
» Species Sphaerococcus plumosus (Linnaeus) Wahlenberg, 1826 accepted as Ptilota gunneri P.C.Silva, Maggs & L.M.Irvine, 1993
» Species Sphaerococcus pristoides (Turner) C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Gelidium pristoides (Turner) Kützing, 1843
» Species Sphaerococcus purpurascens (Hudson) C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Cystoclonium purpureum (Hudson) Batters, 1902
  » Variety Sphaerococcus purpurascens var. rostratus (Lyngbye) Hornemann, 1836 accepted as Pantoneura fabriciana (Lyngbye) M.J.Wynne, 1997
» Variety Sphaerococcus purpurascens var. scorpioides (O.F.Müller) C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Cystoclonium purpureum (Hudson) Batters, 1902
» Species Sphaerococcus radicans Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1834 accepted as Gelidium rigidum var. radicans (Bory) J.Agardh, 1851
» Species Sphaerococcus radula (Esper) C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Sarcothalia radula (Esper) Edyvane & Womersley, 1994
  » Variety Sphaerococcus radula var. stiriatus (Turner) Rudolphi, 1831 accepted as Sarcothalia stiriata (Turner) Leister, 1993
» Species Sphaerococcus radulus (Esper) accepted as Gigartina radula (Esper) J.Agardh, 1851
» Species Sphaerococcus rangiferinus Kützing, 1849 accepted as Hydropuntia rangiferina (Kützing) Gurgel & Fredericq, 2004
» Species Sphaerococcus repens C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Gloiocladia repens (C.Agardh) Sánchez & Rodríguez-Prieto, 2007
» Species Sphaerococcus revolutus C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Dicranema revolutum (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1852
» Species Sphaerococcus rigens C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Chylocladia rigens (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1851
» Species Sphaerococcus rigidus C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Gelidiella acerosa (Forsskål) Feldmann & G.Hamel, 1934
» Species Sphaerococcus salicornia C.Agardh, 1820 accepted as Gracilaria salicornia (C.Agardh) E.Y.Dawson, 1954
  » Variety Sphaerococcus salicornia var. simplicior C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Corallopsis salicornia var. simplicior (C.Agardh) Kützing, 1849
» Species Sphaerococcus sanguineus (Hudson) Wahlenberg, 1826 accepted as Delesseria sanguinea (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux, 1813
» Species Sphaerococcus sarniensis (Roth) C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Palmaria palmata (Linnaeus) Weber & Mohr, 1805
» Species Sphaerococcus schousboei J.Agardh, 1841 accepted as Schimmelmannia schousboei (J.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1851
» Species Sphaerococcus scutellatus Hering, 1841 accepted as Sarcothalia scutellata (Hering) Leister, 1993
» Species Sphaerococcus secundus C.Agardh, 1827 accepted as Gracilaria secunda (C.Agardh) Zanardini, 1840
» Species Sphaerococcus seminervis C.Agardh, 1821 accepted as Cryptonemia seminervis (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1846
» Species Sphaerococcus serra J.Agardh, 1841 accepted as Eucheuma serra (J.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1847
» Species Sphaerococcus setaceus Kützing, 1868 accepted as Hydropuntia edulis (S.G.Gmelin) Gurgel & Fredericq, 2004
» Species Sphaerococcus sinuosus (Goodenough & Woodward) C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Phycodrys rubens (Linnaeus) Batters, 1902
» Species Sphaerococcus soboliferus (M.Vahl) Kützing, 1843 accepted as Palmaria palmata (Linnaeus) Weber & Mohr, 1805
» Species Sphaerococcus sonderii Kützing, 1849 accepted as Gracilaria dura (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1842
» Species Sphaerococcus spermophorus (Linnaeus) C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Fucus spermophorus Linnaeus, 1767
» Species Sphaerococcus spinellus C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Hypnea spinella (C.Agardh) Kützing, 1847
» Species Sphaerococcus spinescens Kützing, 1868 accepted as Hydropuntia edulis (S.G.Gmelin) Gurgel & Fredericq, 2004
» Species Sphaerococcus spinosus C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Eucheuma denticulatum (N.L.Burman) F.S.Collins & Hervey, 1917
» Species Sphaerococcus spinulosus Kützing, 1868 accepted as Hypnea saidana Holmes, 1896
» Species Sphaerococcus sternbergii C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Prionitis sternbergii (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1851
» Species Sphaerococcus stiriatus (Turner) C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Sarcothalia stiriata (Turner) Leister, 1993
» Species Sphaerococcus subfuscus (Woodward) C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Rhodomela confervoides (Hudson) P.C.Silva, 1952
  » Variety Sphaerococcus subfuscus var. tenuior C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Rhodomela confervoides (Hudson) P.C.Silva, 1952
» Species Sphaerococcus subulatus C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Agardhiella subulata (C.Agardh) Kraft & M.J.Wynne, 1979
  » Variety Sphaerococcus subulatus var. nigrescens C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Acanthococcus antarcticus J.D.Hooker & Harvey, 1845
» Species Sphaerococcus textorii Suringar, 1868 accepted as Gracilaria textorii (Suringar) De Toni, 1895
» Species Sphaerococcus torreyi C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as In quarantine: not visible on public site
» Species Sphaerococcus tripinnatus (Hering) Kützing, 1849 accepted as Portieria hornemannii (Lyngbye) P.C.Silva, 1987
» Species Sphaerococcus usneoides C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Hydropuntia usneoides (C.Agardh) Gurgel & Fredericq, 2004
» Species Sphaerococcus ustulatus (Mertens ex Turner) C.Agardh, 1828 accepted as Caulacanthus ustulatus (Mertens ex Turner) Kützing, 1843
» Species Sphaerococcus vermicularis C.Agardh, 1817 accepted as Ahnfeltiopsis vermicularis (C.Agardh) P.C.Silva & DeCew, 1992
» Species Sphaerococcus verruculosus (Bertoloni) C.Agardh, 1822 accepted as Rissoella verruculosa (Bertoloni) J.Agardh, 1848
» Species Sphaerococcus vieillardii Kützing, 1863 accepted as Hydropuntia edulis (S.G.Gmelin) Gurgel & Fredericq, 2004
» Species Sphaerococcus volans C.Agardh, 1821 accepted as Mazzaella volans (C.Agardh) Fredericq, 1993

Genus Coronopifolia Stackhouse, 1809 accepted as Sphaerococcus Stackhouse, 1797
  » Species Coronopifolia cartilaginea Stackhouse, 1809 accepted as Sphaerococcus coronopifolius Stackhouse, 1797
» Species Coronopifolia coronopifolia Le Jolis, 1896 accepted as Sphaerococcus coronopifolius Stackhouse, 1797
» Species Coronopifolia coronopifolium (Goodenough & Woodward) Kuntze, 1898 accepted as Sphaerococcus coronopifolius Stackhouse, 1797
Genus Rhynchococcus Kützing, 1843 accepted as Sphaerococcus Stackhouse, 1797
  » Species Rhynchococcus coriaceus (Sonder) Kützing, 1847 accepted as Callophycus dorsifer (C.Agardh) P.C.Silva, 1957
» Species Rhynchococcus coronopifolia (Stackhouse) Kützing, 1843 accepted as Sphaerococcus coronopifolius Stackhouse, 1797
Environment marine
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Note  Classification: This family is not in a seperate order, but is member of Gigartinales [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:143784
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  Citation: Guiry, Michael D. (2013). Sphaerococcaceae. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2013). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=143784 on 2013-05-22
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