Amphiroa franciscana W.R.Taylor 1945

Publication Details
Amphiroa franciscana W.R.Taylor 1945: 187, pl. 48; fig. 2; pl. 49

Published in: Taylor, W.R. (1945). Pacific marine algae of the Allan Hancock Expeditions to the Galapagos Islands. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 12: i-iv, 1-528, 3 figs, 100 pls.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Amphiroa is Amphiroa tribulus (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Bahía San Francisco, Esmeraldas, Ecuador; (Taylor 1945: 187) Holotype: W.R. Taylor no 34-484; 11 Feb.1934; Hancock Foundation; (Taylor 1945: 187) Notes: According to Dawson (1953: 149) Taylor’s no. 34-484 was in box 3616 and on slide 1470 in the former Alan Hancock Foundation Herbarium now at LAM. Type dredged from 5.4 metres’ depth off Ba. San Francisco (Taylor, 1945).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 20 December 2001 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 14 August 2008

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 August 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024

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