Aulacodiscus amherstia Venkateswarlu & Round 1973
Publication Details
Aulacodiscus amherstia Venkateswarlu & Round 1973: 163, figs 1-27, 32 -36
Published in: Venkateswarlu, V. & Round, F.E. (1973). Observations on Aulacodiscus amherstia sp. nov. from the Bay of Bengal. British Phycological Journal 8(2): 163-173, 36 figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Aulacodiscus is Aulacodiscus crux Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Aulacodiscus johnsonii var. amherstia (Venkateswarlu & Round) Sims & Holmes.
Type Information
Type locality: East Coast of India, near Masulipatnam, Andhra Pradesh; (Venkateswarlu & Round 1973: 164) Holotype: BM; in preparation no. 77874 (Venkateswarlu & Round 1973: 164)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 August 2016 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 August 2016
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 August 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024