Amphiroa sagittata (J.V.Lamouroux) Decaisne 1842

Publication Details
Amphiroa sagittata (J.V.Lamouroux) Decaisne 1842: 125

Published in: Decaisne, J. (1842). Mémoire sur les corallines ou polypiers calcifères. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Seconde Série 18: 96-128.

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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 synonym of Jania sagittata (J.V.Lamouroux) Blainville.

Basionym
Corallina sagittata J.V.Lamouroux

Type Information
Type locality: "...l'Île-de-France" [Mauritius]; (Lamouroux, Bory de Saint-Vincent & Eudes-Deslongchamps 1824: 215) Holotype: collector unknown; 1817-1820; CN; herb. Lamouroux sine numero (Woelkerling & de Reviers, 2008: 305, fig. 2) Notes: Holotype is illustrated in Woelkerling & de Reviers (2008: fig. 2).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), saggitate, shaped like an arrow-head with two equal sharp basal lobes directed downwards (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 25 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 May 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 May 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024

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