Amphiroa crassa J.V.Lamouroux 1824
Current name:
Amphiroa crassa J.V.Lamouroux
King and Conway Islands, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Amphiroa crassa J.V.Lamouroux 1824: 627
Published in: Quoy, J.R.C. & Gaimard, P. (1824). Zoologie. In: Voyage autour du monde ... sur les corvettes ... l'Uranie et la Physicienne, pendant les années 1817, 1818, 1819 et 1820. (De Freycinet, L. Eds), pp. [i-vi], [1]-713. Paris: chez Pilet Aìné, imprimeur-libaraire, rue Christine, no. 5.
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 of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "presumably from Shark Bay, Western Australia"; (Harvey & al. 2013: 89) Neotype: A.B. Cribb ; 18 August 1968; BRI; AQ708173 (Woelkerling et al. 2012: 345) Notes: Neotype locality: North West Island, Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia (Woelkerling et al. 2012: figs 3-28).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), thick (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 January 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 November 2024