Amphiroa gaillonii J.V.Lamouroux 1816
Publication Details
Amphiroa gaillonii J.V.Lamouroux 1816: 299, pl. XI [11]: fig. 3
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.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Amphiroa is Amphiroa tribulus (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Type locality: "Australasie"; (Lamouroux 1816: 299)
Eponomy
Named for the French botanist François Benjamin Gaillon (1782-1839).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 June 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 04 June 2018
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Taxonomic note
Harvey et al. (2013: 136) treat this as "...a species of uncertain status" as searched of CN and PC have failed to fund a specimen "unequivocally identified by Lamouroux as Amphiroa gaillonii" and conclude "Onthe basis of the limited protologue information, A. gaillonii most closely resembles A. foliacea Lamouroux et al. (1824: p. 50; see separate account above); however, the absence of a specimen precludes any further assessment...". - (15 April 2014) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 June 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 March 2025
