Amphiroa cretacea f. capensis (Areschoug) Yendo 1905
Publication Details
Amphiroa cretacea f. capensis (Areschoug) Yendo 1905: 10
Published in: Yendo, K. (1905). A revised list of Corallinae. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo 20(12): 1-46.
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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 capensis Areschoug.
Source of Synonymy
Woelkerling, W.J., Millar, A.J.K., Harvey, A. & Baba, M. (2008). Recognition of Pachyarthron and Bossiella as distinct genera in the Corallinaceae, subfamily Corallinoideae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta). Phycologia 47: 265-293.
Basionym
Amphiroa capensis Areschoug
Type Information
Syntype localities: Table Bay and False Bay, Cape Province, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 221) Notes: Woelkerling et al. (2008) note that the designation of a lectotype has not been achieved through effective publication (ICBN, Art. 7.10).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 January 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2025
