Amphiroa similis Sonder, nom. illeg. 1880
Publication Details
Amphiroa similis Sonder, nom. illeg. 1880: 20
Published in: Sonder, O.G. (1880). Supplementum ad volumen undecimum Fragmentorum phytographiae Australiae, indices plantarum acotyledonarum complectens. I. - Algae australianae hactenus cognitae. In: Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae. (Mueller, F. von Eds), pp. 1-42. Melbourne: Auctoriatate Guberni Coloniae Victoriae. Ex officina Joannis Ferres.
Request PDFType 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 Metagoniolithon chara (Lamarck) Ducker.
Type Information
Intended type locality locality: Geographe Bay, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 259) Type: MEL; 47419, 47420 (Ducker 1979: 89)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), like, resembling, similar (Sreenivasa Rao 1965).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 July 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 15 April 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 April 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
