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Amphiroa fragilissima (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 
AphiaID: 145099

Classification: Biota > Plantae (Kingdom) > Biliphyta (Subkingdom) > Rhodophyta (Phylum) > Eurhodophytina (Subdivision) > Florideophyceae (Class) > Corallinophycidae (Subclass) > Corallinales (Order) > Corallinaceae (Family) > Lithophylloideae (Subfamily) > Amphiroa (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Amphiroa J.V.Lamouroux, 1812
Synonymised
taxa
  Amphiroa cuspidata (Ellis & Solander), 1816
Amphiroa cyanthifera J.V.Lamouroux
Amphiroa debilis Kützing, 1849
Corallina fragilissima Linnaeus, 1758
Corallina rigens Pallas, 1766
Sources  basis of record: Algaebase, available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]

basis of record: Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS[details]

basis of record: Silva, C., P. Basson & R. Moe (1996). Catalogue of the Benthic Marine Algae of the Indian Ocean. Volume 79 of University of California Publications in Botany (ISBN 0-520-09810-2). [details]

additional source: Fredericq, S., T. O. Cho, S. A. Earle, C. F. Gurgel, D. M. Krayesky, L. E. Mateo-Cid, A. C. Mendoza-González, J. N. Norris, and A. M. Suárez. 2009. Seaweeds of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 187–259 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. I. Biodiversity, pp. 187-259. Texas A&M Univ. Press. [details]

from synonym: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/no_cache/dms/load/toc/?IDDOC=265100 [details] [view taxon]

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 Forma Amphiroa fragilissima f. cuspidata (J.Ellis & Solander) Weber-van Bosse, 1904
Forma Amphiroa fragilissima f. cyathifera (J.V.Lamouroux) Weber-van Bosse
Environment marine
Distribution European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Gulf of Mexico [details]
Indian Ocean [details]
Kenya [details]
Madagascar [details]
Mauritius [details]
Mediterranean Sea [details]
Reunion [details]
Seychelles [details]
Tanzania [details]
Links Published in AlgaeBase Logo AlgaeBase
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (71 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To PESI
To ITIS
Note  Habitat: Known from the nearshore. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:145099
Taxonomic
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Guiry, Michael D.
2010-12-13 10:09:16Z  changed  Guiry, Michael D.
  
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  Citation: Guiry, Michael D. (2013). Amphiroa fragilissima (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2013). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=145099 on 2013-05-23
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