Amphiroa chiloensis Decaisne 1842
Publication Details
Amphiroa chiloensis Decaisne 1842: 125
Published in: Decaisne, J. (1842). Mémoire sur les corallines ou polypiers calcifères. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Seconde Série 18: 96-128.
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 currently regarded as a synonym of Pachyarthron chiloense (Decaisne) C.W.Schneider & M.J.Wynne.
Source of Synonymy
Schneider, C.W. & Wynne, M.J. (2007). A synoptic review of the classification of red algal genera a half a century after Kylin's "Die Gattungen der Rhodophyceen". Botanica Marina 50: 197-249.
Type Information
Type locality: Chile: Cucaco, Isla Chiloé; (INA 1996) Type: Gay; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 September 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 September 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024