Amphibolis griffithii (J.M.Black) den Hartog
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Tracheophyta
Subphylum Euphyllophytina
Infraphylum Spermatophytae
Superclass Angiospermae
Class Monocots
Order Alismatales
Family Cymodoceaceae
Genus Amphibolis
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Cottesloe, Western Australia. 25 May 2011. John Huisman. © M.D. Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie).
Publication details
Amphibolis griffithii (J.M.Black) den Hartog 1970: 208, figs 57a, 57b, 58, 59
Original publication: Hartog, C. den (1970). The sea-grasses of the world. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afdeling Natuurkunde, Tweede Reeks 59(1): [1-]6-275, 63 figs, 31 plates.
Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Amphibolis is Amphibolis zosteraefolia C.Agardh.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Pectinella griffithii J.M.Black
Type information
Lectotype locality: Henley Beach, South Australia (Robertson 1984: 108). Lectotype: Griffith; 1 November 1913; AD 9642217 (Robertson 1984: 108).
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Pectinella griffithii J.M.Black 1915
Cymodocea griffithii (J.M.Black) J.M.Black 1929
General environment
This is a marine species.
Distribution by country
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Amphibolis griffithii (J.M.Black) den Hartog)
Australia and New Zealand: South Australia (Robertson 1984, Phillips & Meñez 1988, Huisman 2000), Western Australia (Robertson 1984, Phillips & Meñez 1988, Huisman & Walker 1990, Huisman 2000).
Source of synonymy
Robertson, E.L. (1984). Seagrasses. In: The marine benthic flora of Southern Australia. Part 1. (Womersley, H.B.S. Eds), pp. 57-122. Adelaide: D.J. Woolman, Government Printer, South Australia.
Key references
Ducker, S.C., Foord, N.J. & Knox, R.B. (1977). Biology of Australian seagrasses: the genus Amphiobolis C. Agardh (Cymodoceaceae). Australian Journal of Botany 27: 67-95, 14 figs, 3 tables.
SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Amphibolis&species=griffithii
SCCAP Cultures
Cultures from the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Copenhagen (SCCAP) and Protozoa may be viewed at http://www.sccap.dk/search/algaebase.asp?Genus=Amphibolis&Species=griffithii
Created: 03 December 1999 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 24 June 2010 by Wendy Guiry
Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 483 times since it was created.
References
(Please note: only references with the binomials in the title are included. The information is from the Literature database.)
Borowitzka, M.A., Lethbridge, R.C. & Charlton, L. (1990). Species richness, spatial distribution and colonisation pattern of algal and invertebrate epiphytes on the seagrass Amphibolis griffithii. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 64: 281-291.
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013.
AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 May 2013.
Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:62564
