Amphiroa linearis Kützing 1858

Publication Details
Amphiroa linearis Kützing 1858: 22

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 beauvoisii J.V.Lamouroux.

Source of Synonymy
Norris, J.N. & Johansen, H.W. (1981). Articulated coralline algae of the Gulf of California, Mexico, I: Amphiroa Lamouroux. Smithsonian Contributions in Marine Science 9: 1-29.

Type Information
Type locality: "Ad litora Africae occidentalis"; (Norris & Johansen 1981: 6) Holotype: L; 938,334...357 (Norris & Johansen 1981: 6)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), linear (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 July 2016

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Taxonomic note
Synonymy proposed by Norris & Johansen (1981: 6, 12); more recently considered a synonym by Moura & Guimarães (2005: 21) (Harvey et al. 2009: 269). - (29 April 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 July 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 April 2025