Apora polymorpha Gunnerus, nom. illeg. 1768
Publication Details
Apora polymorpha Gunnerus, nom. illeg. 1768: 71
Published in: Gunnerus, J.E. (1768). Om nogle norske Coraller [On some Norwegian corals]. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 4: 38-73, pls 1-4, 8, 10, 11, 15.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Apora.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Phymatolithon calcareum (Pallas) W.H.Adey & D.L.McKibbin ex Woelkering & L.M.Irvine.
Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. (2016). Phycologia Europaea Rhodophyta Vol. I. pp. [i]-xxxxviii, 1-762. Thessaloniki: Published and distributed by the author.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), polymorphous, polymorphic; variable in form (Brown 1954).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 April 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 October 2017
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: a superfluous substitute name for Millepora clacarea Pallas (1766: 265). - (17 July 2009) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 October 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 March 2025
