Amphiroa foliacea J.V.Lamouroux 1824

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Amphiroa foliacea J.V.Lamouroux 1824: 50

Published in: Lamouroux, [J.V.F.], Bory de Saint-Vincent, [J.B.] & Eud[es]-Deslongchamps, [J.A.] (1824). Encyclopédie méthodique. Histoire naturelle des zoophytes ou animaux Rayonnés. pp. i-viii, 1-376. Paris: Chez Mme veuve Agasse, Imprimeur-Libraire, rue dos Poitevins, no. 6.

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Publication date: 17 July 1824

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: Mariana Islands (Micronesia); (Harvey & al. 2013: 100) Holotype: CN Herb. Lamouroux; unnumbered (Yoshida 1998: 533) Notes: Dawson (1953: 136): isotype fragments are on sheet 55422 in HAHF. Harvey et al. (2013: 100, illustrate the holotype as fig. 16 A, B) and designate AD-A87681 from Western Australia, Ningaloo Marine Park, Sanctuary zone as epitype. Harvey et al. (2013: 103) add "(fragments removed from the holotype are also lodged in PC and fragments mentioned by Dawson (1953: p. 136) originally in HAHF are now at UC, UC-1839098 (W. J. Woelkerling and B. de Reviers, unpubl. data)."

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 31 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 March 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024

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