Amphiroa drouetii E.Y.Dawson 1953
Publication Details
Amphiroa drouetii E.Y.Dawson 1953: 140: pl. 27, figs. 5-6
Published in: Dawson, E.Y. (1953). Marine red algae of Pacific Mexico. Part 1. Bangiales to Corallinaceae subf. Corallinoidae. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 17: 1-239, Plates 1-33.
Request PDFType Species
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 beauvoisii J.V.Lamouroux.
Source of Synonymy
Norris, J.N. & Johansen, H.W. (1981). Articulated coralline algae of the Gulf of California, Mexico, I: Amphiroa Lamouroux. Smithsonian Contributions in Marine Science 9: 1-29.
Type Information
Type locality: North end of Isla Turner, off Isla Tiburón, Sonora, Mexico; (Dawson 1953: 141) Holotype: Dawson; July 18, 1940; Intertidal; HAHF; Dawson 717-40, in box 3531 and on slide 1502 (Dawson 1953: 141)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 December 2001 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 29 April 2010
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Taxonomic note
Synonymy proposed by Norris & Johansen (1981: 6, 12); other sources: Riosmena-Rodriguez & Siqueiros-Beltrones (1996: 137) and Moura & Guimarães (2005: 21) (Harvey et al. 2009: 269). - (29 April 2010) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 April 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 June 2025
