Arthrocardia variabilis (Harvey) Weber Bosse 1904
Publication Details
Arthrocardia variabilis (Harvey) Weber Bosse 1904: 106
Published in: Weber-van Bosse, A. (1904). Corallinaea verae of the Malay Archipelago. Siboga-Expeditie Monographie 61: 78-110, Plates XIV-XVI.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Arthrocardia is Arthrocardia corymbosa (Lamarck) Decaisne.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Amphiroa variabilis Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: Cape Frio [Cabo Frio, Brazil]; Type: C. Darwin No. 437; TCD; Notes: Portuguese Cabo Frio, promontory on Brazil's southeast Atlantic coast, Rio de Janeiro state, 70 mi (113 km) east of the city of Rio de Janeiro. Discovered in 1503 by Amerigo Vespucci, the cape became a 16th-century pirate stronghold and now is the site of the towns of Cabo Frio and Arraial do Cabo. The cape attracts tourists for its good weather and the nearby São Mateus Fort, built by the French.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), variable (Stearn 1973).
Created: 27 September 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 September 2006
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 September 2006. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
