Corallina ephedraea Lamarck 1815
Current name:
Amphiroa ephedraea (Lamarck) Decaisne
Yonge Reef, outer barrier near Lizard Island, 20m overhang on steep reef wall - 20 January 2012. Russell Kelley (www.byoguides.com)
Publication Details
Corallina ephedraea Lamarck 1815: 238
Published in: Lamarck, J.B. de (1815). Suite et fin des polypiers corticiferes. Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle Paris 2: 227-240.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Corallina is Corallina officinalis Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Amphiroa ephedraea (Lamarck) Decaisne.
Source of Synonymy
Decaisne, J. (1842). Mémoire sur les corallines ou polypiers calcifères. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Seconde Série 18: 96-128.
Type Information
Type locality: "..."les mers Australes ou de la Nouv. Holl."" [Australia]; (Lamarck 1815: 238) Lectotype: PC; 00288683 (Harvey & al. 2013: 129) Notes: Lectotype diesignated by W.J. Woelkerling and B. de Reviers in Harvey et al. (2013: 129, figs 46, 47).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 January 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 January 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024