Amphiroa radiata (Lamarck) Blainville 1830

Publication Details
Amphiroa radiata (Lamarck) Blainville 1830: 515

Published in: Blainville, H.M.D. (1830). Zoophytes, Zoophyta. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles, édition 2 [F. Cuvier] 60: 1-546, 1 table.

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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 Metagoniolithon radiatum (Lamarck) Ducker.

Source of Synonymy
Ducker, S.C. (1979). The genus Metagoniolithon Weber-van Bosse (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta). Australian Journal of Botany 27: 67-101, 15 figs.

Basionym
Corallina radiata Lamarck

Type Information
Type locality: "Habite les mers de la Nouvelle-Hollande. Péron et Lesueur."; (Lamarck 1815: 240) Holotype: Péron & Lesueur; PC; (Womersly & Johansen 1996: 319)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), radiate.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 November 2001 by Olivia Fitzgerald.

Last updated: 28 February 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2025

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