Amphiroa breviarticulata Areschoug 1852
Publication Details
Amphiroa breviarticulata Areschoug 1852: 532
Published in: Areschoug, J.E. (1852). Ordo XII. Corallineae. In: Species genera et ordines algarum....Volumen secundum: algas florideas complectens. (Agardh, J.G. Eds), pp. 506-576. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.
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: West Indies; (Woelkerling & al. 2008: 278) Holotype: Not stated; Unknown; MEL; 594497 (Woelkerling & al. 2008: 278)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 September 2012
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Taxonomic note
According to Woelkerling et al. (2008: 286), A. breviarticulata is most likely a species of Jania. - (23 October 2008) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 September 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 May 2025
