Amphiroa franciscana var. robusta E.Y.Dawson

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Florideophyceae
Subclass Corallinophycidae
Order Corallinales
Family Corallinaceae
Subfamily Lithophylloideae
Genus Amphiroa

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Publication details
Amphiroa franciscana var. robusta E.Y.Dawson 1953: 150

Original publication: 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.
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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 currently regarded as a taxonomic synonym of Amphiroa beauvoisii J.V.Lamouroux

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a marine species.

Type information
Type locality: Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico (Dawson 1953: 150). Holotype: Dawson; Feb. 3, 1947; HAHF Dawson 3881, in vial 2255 (Dawson 1953: 150).

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Amphiroa franciscana var. robusta E.Y.Dawson)
North America: Mexico (Dawson 1953).

Taxonomic notes
Synonymy proposed by Norris & Johansen (1981: 6, 12); more recently considered a synonym by Moura & Guimarães (2005: 21) (Harvey et al. 2009: 269). - (29 Apr 2010) - Wendy Guiry

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.

Key references
Harvey, A.S., Woelkerling, W.J. & Millar, A.J.K. (2009). The genus Amphiroa (Lithophylloideae, Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta) from the temperate coasts of the Australian continent, including the newly described A. klochkovana. Phycologia 48: 258-290.

SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Amphiroa&species=franciscana

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=Amphiroa&Species=franciscana

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 20 December 2001 by Elizabeth Moran

Verified by: 29 April 2010 by Wendy Guiry

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 410 times since it was created.

Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=26651

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 26 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: No taxonomy record found for this level.