Amphiroa stelligera Decaisne, nom. illeg. 1842
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.
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