Amphiroa elegans Hooker f. & Harvey, nom. illeg. 1849
Publication Details
Amphiroa elegans Hooker f. & Harvey, nom. illeg. 1849: 101, pl. 38 (bottom left group of figures)
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.
Request PDFPublication 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 Jania cultrata (Harvey) Ji H.Kim, Guiry & H.-G.Choi.
Type Information
Type locality: New Zealand; (Silva & al. 1996: 229)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), elegant (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 October 2021
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: later homonym of Amphiroa elegans Sonder, 1845 - (01 July 2008) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 July 2025
