Amphiroa stelligera Decaisne, nom. illeg. 1842

Metagoniolithon stelliferum (Lamarck) Ducker

Current name: Metagoniolithon stelliferum (Lamarck) Ducker
Cape Peron, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman

Publication Details
Amphiroa stelligera Decaisne, nom. illeg. 1842: 124

Published in: Decaisne, J. (1842). Mémoire sur les corallines ou polypiers calcifères. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Seconde Série 18: 96-128.

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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 Metagoniolithon stelliferum (Lamarck) Ducker.

Basionym
Corallina stellifera Lamarck

Type Information
Type locality: "Habite les mers Australes ou de la Nouvelle-Hollande. Péron et Lesueur."; (Lamarck 1815: 239) Holotype: Péron & Lesueur; PC; (Womersly & Johansen 1996: 321)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 18 July 2001 by Sandy Lawson.

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 28 March 2024

 
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