Amphiroa caloclada Decaisne, nom. inval. 1849
Publication Details
Amphiroa caloclada Decaisne, nom. inval. 1849: 104
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1849). Nereis australis, or algae of the southern ocean: being figures and descriptions of marine plants, collected on the shores of the Cape of Good Hope, the extra-tropical Australian colonies, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Antarctic regions; deposited in the Herbarium of the Dublin University. [Part 2]. pp. 65-124 [ends abruptly], pls XXVI-L. London: Reeve Brothers.
Publication date: "before November 1849"
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 Corallina berteroi Montagne ex Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Calderon, M.S., Bustamante, D.E., Gabrielson, P.W., Martone, P.T., Hind, K.R., Schipper, S.R. & Mansilla, A. (2021). Type specimen sequencing, multilocus analyses, and species delimitation methods recognize the cosmopolitan Corallina berteroi and establish the northern Japanese C. yendoi sp. nov. (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology 57(5): 1659-1672.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 October 2024
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Nomenclatural note
"Listed as basionym, but apparently a manuscript or herbarium name." [INA]. Validated as Corallina officinalis var. caloclada Harvey, 1849. - (14 October 2024) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 February 2025