Amphiroa stellifera Ducker 1979

Publication Details
Amphiroa stellifera Ducker 1979: 83

Published in: Ducker, S.C. (1979). The genus Metagoniolithon Weber-van Bosse (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta). Australian Journal of Botany 27: 67-101, 15 figs.

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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 Metagoniolithon stelliferum (Lamarck) Ducker.

Source of Synonymy
Ducker, S.C. (1979). The genus Metagoniolithon Weber-van Bosse (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta). Australian Journal of Botany 27: 67-101, 15 figs.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 November 2001 by Olivia Fitzgerald.

Last updated: 15 April 2014

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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: Harvey et al. (2013: legend to table 3, p. 139) note: "De Blainville (1830: p. 515, 1834: p. 552) did not publish the combination 'Amphiroa stellifera (Lamarck) Blainville' but rather listed Corallina stellifera Lamarck (1815: p. 239) as a heterotypic synonym of A. jubata Lamouroux (1816: p. 301), incorrectly adopting the 1816 epithet jubata rather than the 1815 epithet stellifera. More recently, Ducker (1979a: p. 83) and Womersley and Johansen (1996c: p. 320) cited 'A. stellifera (Lamarck) Blainville' in the synonymy of Metagoniolithon stelliferum (Lamarck) Ducker, but mere citation in synonymy does not constitute valid publication (see ICN Art. 36.1(c))." The name is retained here as an invalid name for the purposes of clarification. - (01 May 2009) - M.D. Guiry

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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 21 July 2025

 
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