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.

Source of Synonymy
Johansen, H.W. (1972 '1971'). Bossiella, a genus of articulated corallines (Rhodophyceae, Cryptonemiales) in the eastern pacific. Phycologia 10: 381-396.

Type Information
Type locality: Chonos, Chiloé, Chile; (INA 1996) Type: Darwin 2423 (pro parte); TCD; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 19 December 2005 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 February 2022

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 February 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 July 2025