Amphiroa tribulus (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux 1816

Publication Details
Amphiroa tribulus (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux 1816: 302

Published in: Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1816). Histoire des polypiers coralligènes flexibles, vulgairement nommés zoophytes. pp. [i]-lxxxiv, chart, [1]-560, [560, err], pls I-XIX, uncol. by author. Caen: De l'imprimerie de F. Poisson.

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Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Amphiroa.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Corallina tribulus J.Ellis & Solander

Type Information
Type locality: West Indies; (Silva & al. 1996: 225) Lectotype: the only known 'original material' is the protologue illustration in Ellis & Solander (1786: 124, pl. 24, fig e): (Woelkerling & Harvey 2012: 113, fig. 1) Notes: Lectotype and epitype designated by Woelkerling & Harvey (2012: 113). As no anatomical features are available for the lectotype, an epitype (MICH 10572) was designated by Woelkerling & Harvey (2012: 112). This epitype also supports the lectotype of the genus Amphiroa. Epitype collection details are: West Indies: Dieppe Bay, St. Kitts-Nevis, Leeward Islands (M. Edlund & M. Wynne, 25 September 1995).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 31 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 21 May 2021

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