Amphiroa tasmanica Sonder 1853
Publication Details
Amphiroa tasmanica Sonder 1853: 686
Published in: Sonder, O.G. (1853). Plantae Muellerianae. Algae. Linnaea 25: 657-703.
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The type species (lectotype) of the genus Amphiroa is Amphiroa tribulus (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Amphiroa cretacea f. tasmanica (Sonder) Yendo.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 June 2020
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Taxonomic note
The identity of this species is unknown. Woelkerling et al. (2008) consider it to be a synonym of Pachyarthron cretaceum, but that species, with a type locality of Unalaska Island, Alaska, is a synonym of Corallina officinalis (Hind et al. 2014). - (17 August 2014)
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 June 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 May 2025
