Amphiroa beauvoisii J.V.Lamouroux 1816
Current name:
Amphiroa beauvoisii J.V.Lamouroux
Mediterranean SeaMirella Coppola di Canzano (mirella.coppoladicanzano@fastwebnet.it)
Publication Details
Amphiroa beauvoisii J.V.Lamouroux 1816: 299
Published in: Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1816). Histoire des polypiers coralligènes flexibles, vulgairement nommés zoophytes. pp. [i]-lxxxiv, chart, [1]-560, [560, err], pls I-XIX, uncol. by author. Caen: De l'imprimerie de F. Poisson.
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 of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Côtes du Portugal" [Portugal coasts]; (Lamouroux 1816: 299) Holotype: unknown; CN; unnumbered (Harvey, Woelkerling & Millar 2009: 268) Notes: Type illustrated in Harvey et al. (2013: fig. 4C). Collector: Palisot de Beauvois (INA).
Eponomy
Named for the French botanist Ambroise Marie François Joseph Palisot, Baron de Beauvois (1752-1820).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 July 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 June 2022
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 December 2024