Amphiroa flabellata Harvey 1849
Publication Details
Amphiroa flabellata Harvey 1849: 101, pl. 39 (upper right)
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1849). Nereis australis, or algae of the southern ocean: being figures and descriptions of marine plants, collected on the shores of the Cape of Good Hope, the extra-tropical Australian colonies, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Antarctic regions; deposited in the Herbarium of the Dublin University. [Part 2]. pp. 65-124 [ends abruptly], pls XXVI-L. London: Reeve Brothers.
Publication date: "before November 1849"
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 prolifera (J.V.Lamouroux) J.H.Kim, Guiry & H.-G.Choi.
Type Information
Type locality: Port Natal (Durban), South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 229)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flabellate, fan-shaped (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 June 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 15 February 2008
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 February 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024