Ruppia antarctica Labillardière 1807
Current name:
Amphibolis antarctica (Labillardière) Sonder & Ascherson ex Ascherson
Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia - 03 December 2010. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Ruppia antarctica Labillardière 1807: 116, pl. 264
Published in: Labillardière, J.J. (1807). Novae Hollandiae plantarum specimen. Tomus secundus [part 27; pls 261-265]. . Parisiis [Paris]: ex typographiá Dominae Huzard.
Publication date: Aug 1807
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ruppia is Ruppia maritima Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Amphibolis antarctica (Labillardière) Sonder & Ascherson ex Ascherson.
Source of Synonymy
Robertson, E.L. (1984). Seagrasses. In: The marine benthic flora of Southern Australia. Part 1. (Womersley, H.B.S. Eds), pp. 57-122. Adelaide: D.J. Woolman, Government Printer, South Australia.
Type Information
Type locality: “habitat ad terrae van-Leuwin littora” [Esperance Bay, Western Australia]; (Labillardière 1807: 116) Holotype: FI; barcode FI012119 (Robertson 1984: 104) Notes: Type from “Ad terrae Van-Leuwin littora” (Esperance Bay, W. Aust.). Isotype. P. Labillardière (1807) described and illustrated Ruppia antarctica (= Amphibolis antarctica) from material collected from New Holland, but some doubt exists whether he collected the specimen himself in 1791 or whether it was part of the collections of the Baudin expedition. isolectotype: P [barcode P00735051].
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of or pertaining to the Antarctic (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 05 June 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 June 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024