Amphiroa darwinii Harvey 1849
Publication details
Amphiroa darwinii Harvey 1849: 100 ('darwini')
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1849). Nereis australis, or algae of the southern ocean: being figures and descriptions of marine plants, collected on the shores of the Cape of Good Hope, the extra-tropical Australian colonies, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Antarctic regions; deposited in the Herbarium of the Dublin University. [Part 2]. pp. 65-124 [ends abruptly], pls XXVI-L. London: Reeve Brothers.
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Publication date: "before November 1849"
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 currently regarded as a synonym of Bossiella chiloensis (Decaisne) H.W.Johansen
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
Type information
Type locality: Chonos, Chiloé, Chile Type: Darwin 2423 (pro parte);
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Amphiroa darwinii Harvey)
South America: Chile (Ramírez & Santelices 1991), Temperate South America (Ramírez & Santelices 1991).
Source of current name
Johansen, H.W. (1972 '1971'). Bossiella, a genus of articulated corallines (Rhodophyceae, Cryptonemiales) in the eastern pacific. Phycologia 10: 381-396.
Created: 19 December 2005 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 19 August 2008 by M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2020.
AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 August 2020.
