Amphiroa brevianceps E.Y.Dawson 1953

Amphiroa misakiensis Yendo

Current name: Amphiroa misakiensis Yendo
Panama, Amphiroa brevianceps — In situ: forming small fragile mostly creeping or decumbent clumps; branching closely dichotomous; joints at dichotomiesDiane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)

Publication Details
Amphiroa brevianceps E.Y.Dawson 1953: 142, pl. 31: fig. 2

Published in: Dawson, E.Y. (1953). Marine red algae of Pacific Mexico. Part 1. Bangiales to Corallinaceae subf. Corallinoidae. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 17: 1-239, Plates 1-33.

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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 Amphiroa misakiensis Yendo.

Type Information
Type locality: Just east of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico; (Dawson 1953: 143) Holotype: Dawson; Jan. 10, 1947; On rocky shore; HAHF; Dawson 3825, on sheet 55180, including vial 2259 and slide 1499 (Dawson 1953: 143)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 20 December 2001 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 24 May 2008

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 May 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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