Amphiroa australis Sonder 1845
Current name: Rhodopeltis australis (Harvey) Harvey
Publication Details
Amphiroa australis Sonder 1845: 55
Published in: Sonder, G. (1845). Nova algarum genera et species, quas in itinere ad oras occidentales Novae Hollandiae, collegit L. Priess, Ph. Dr. Botanische Zeitung 3(4): 49-57.
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 Rhodopeltis australis (Harvey) Harvey.
Type Information
Type locality: mouth of Swan River, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 186) Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Harvey (1859a: pl. 77) (Silva et al., 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), south, southern (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 15 April 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 April 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024