Amphiroa dimorpha Me.Lemoine 1929
Current name:
Amphiroa dimorpha Me.Lemoine
Panama, Amphiroa dimorpha — Habit: segments broadly flattened, often with undulating marginsDiane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Amphiroa dimorpha Me.Lemoine 1929: 76, pl. III [3]: figs 3-4, pl. IV [4]: fig. 6
Published in: Lemoine, Mme P. [M.] (1929). Les Corallinacées de l'Archipel des Galapagos et du Golfe de Panama. Archives du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle [Paris], Sixième Série 4: 37-88, 35 figs, IV pls.
Publication date: "Ce volume a été publié en Décembre 1929"
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 of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Post Office Bay, Charles Island, Galápagos; (Dawson 1953: 142) Holotype: St. George Expedition; 1923-24; Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; (Dawson 1953: 142) Notes: An Isotype fragment is on sheet 54099 in HAHF (Dawson,1953: 142).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), having two forms, e.g., two morphotypes in the same life history (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 December 2001 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 04 December 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 December 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024