Amphiroa peruana Areschoug ex W.R.Taylor 1945
Publication Details
Amphiroa peruana Areschoug ex W.R.Taylor 1945: 190, pl. 50
Published in: Taylor, W.R. (1945). Pacific marine algae of the Allan Hancock Expeditions to the Galapagos Islands. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 12: i-iv, 1-528, 3 figs, 100 pls.
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 of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Black Beach Archipelago, Isla Santa María, Archipiélago de Colón [Galapagos], Ecuador; (Taylor 1945: 190) Lectotype: W.R. Taylor No. 34-231; 17 January 1934; lower littoral, occasionally in large colonies; MICH; 675214 (Wynne 2019: 28) Notes: Isotypes: MICH 675076, 675215.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 December 2001 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 November 2019
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Nomenclatural note
Name first appeared invalidly (name only; no description) in an exsiccata (Areschoug Phyc. Extraeur. Exsicc. No. 41; M.J. Wynne 2019) and inadvertently validated by Taylor (1945). - (30 September 2019) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 November 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 July 2025
