Avrainvillea rotumensis A.D.R.N'Yeurt, D.S.Littler & Littler 1996
Current name:
Avrainvillea pacifica A.Gepp & E.S.Gepp
Avrainvillea rotumensis, habit in situ near Tuvalu, South Pacific
Publication Details
Avrainvillea rotumensis A.D.R.N'Yeurt, D.S.Littler & Littler 1996: 82, fig. 2
Published in: N'Yeurt, A.D.R., Littler, D.S. & Littler, M.M. (1996). Avrainvillea rotumensis sp. nov. (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta), a peltate species from the South Pacific. Phycological Research 44: 81-84.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Avrainvillea is Avrainvillea nigricans Decaisne.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Avrainvillea pacifica A.Gepp & E.S.Gepp.
Type Information
Type locality: Hofea, Hapmak, Rotuma Island (Fiji); (N'Yeurt, Littler & Littler 1996: 82) Holotype: A.D.R. N'Yeurt; 6.v.1993; SUVA-A; 615 (N'Yeurt, Littler & Littler 1996: 82)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 August 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024