Avrainvillea pacifica A.Gepp & E.S.Gepp 1911
Current name:
Avrainvillea pacifica A.Gepp & E.S.Gepp
Avrainvillea rotumensis, habit in situ near Tuvalu, South Pacific
Publication Details
Avrainvillea pacifica A.Gepp & E.S.Gepp 1911: 138, pl. 12
Published in: Gepp, A. & Gepp, E.S. (1911). The Codiaceae of the Siboga Expedition including a monograph of Flabellarieae and Udoteae Siboga-Expeditie Monographie LXII. pp. 1-150, 22 pls. Leiden: E.J. Brill.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Avrainvillea is Avrainvillea nigricans Decaisne.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Fualope, Ellice Island: David, A.14, 1898 (Brit. Mus.) etc.; (INA 1996) Notes: 16/09/1898; BM000685721 (Lagourgue et al., 2023: [20]).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to the Pacific Ocean.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Emended description (Lagourgue et al., 2023: [20].
Created: 26 October 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 August 2023
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Habitat note
on hard substratum in coral structures mixed with other benthic organisms, on shallow reefs or deeper part of barrier reefs, pass edges and outer slopes, 10 m depth (Lagourgue et al., 2023: [20]. - (30 August 2023) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 June 2025
