''Amphiroa'' is a genus of thalloid
red algae
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comprising 55 species. Specimens can reach around 30 cm in size. The thalli take a crustose form;
dichotomous branches
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are formed. The organisms possess secondary
pit connections. ''Amphiroa'' reproduces by means of
conceptacles; it produces tetraspores. Its pore canals are lined with parallel filaments; the morphology of the pore canal is a key trait used to delineate species within the genus.
Species
The valid species currently considered to belong to this genus are:
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# '' Amphiroa anastomosans'' Weber Bosse
# ''Amphiroa anceps
''Amphiroa'' is a genus of thalloid red algae comprising 55 species. Specimens can reach around 30 cm in size. The thalli take a crustose form; dichotomous branches are formed. The organisms possess secondary pit connections. ''Amphiroa'' r ...
'' (Lamarck) Decaisne
# '' Amphiroa annobonensis'' Pilger
# '' Amphiroa annulata'' Me.Lemoine
# '' Amphiroa articulata'' (Bory) Athanasiadis
# ''Amphiroa beauvoisii
''Amphiroa beauvoisii'' is a species of thalloid red algae in the Coralline algae, Corallinaceae family. It is widely distributed across the world, and can be found attached to rocks in intertidal areas. Individual organisms consist of a base of ...
'' J.V.Lamouroux
# '' Amphiroa bowerbankii'' Harvey
# '' Amphiroa brasiliana'' Decaisne
# '' Amphiroa breviarticulata'' Areschoug
# '' Amphiroa canaliculata'' G.Martens
# '' Amphiroa capensis'' Areschoug
# '' Amphiroa compressa'' M.Lemoine
# '' Amphiroa crassa'' J.V.Lamouroux
# ''Amphiroa crosslandii
''Amphiroa'' is a genus of thalloid red algae comprising 55 species. Specimens can reach around 30 cm in size. The thalli take a crustose form; dichotomous branches are formed. The organisms possess secondary pit connections. ''Amphiroa'' r ...
'' M.Lemoine
# '' Amphiroa crustiformis'' E.Y.Dawson
# '' Amphiroa cryptarthrodia'' Zanardini
# '' Amphiroa cumingii'' Montagne
# '' Amphiroa currae'' Ganesan
# '' Amphiroa dimorpha'' Me.Lemoine
# '' Amphiroa echigoensis'' Yendo
# ''Amphiroa ephedraea
''Amphiroa'' is a genus of thalloid red algae comprising 55 species. Specimens can reach around 30 cm in size. The thalli take a crustose form; dichotomous branches are formed. The organisms possess secondary pit connections. ''Amphiroa'' re ...
'' (Lamarck) Decaisne
# '' Amphiroa exilis'' Harvey
# '' Amphiroa foliacea'' J.V.Lamouroux
# '' Amphiroa fragilissima'' (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux
# '' Amphiroa franciscana'' W.R.Taylor
# '' Amphiroa galapagensis'' W.R.Taylor
# '' Amphiroa gracilis'' Harvey
# '' Amphiroa hancockii'' W.R.Taylor
# '' Amphiroa howensis'' A.H.S.Lucas
# '' Amphiroa irregularis'' Kützing
# '' Amphiroa itonoi'' Srimanobhas & Masaki
# '' Amphiroa klochkovana'' A.S.Harvey, W.J.Woelkerling & A.J.K.Millar
# '' Amphiroa kuetzingiana'' Trevisan
# '' Amphiroa magdalenensis'' E.Y.Dawson
# '' Amphiroa maletractata'' Simonsen
# '' Amphiroa minutissima'' W.R.Taylor
# '' Amphiroa misakiensis'' Yendo
# '' Amphiroa nodularia'' (Pallas) Decaisne
# '' Amphiroa nodulosa'' Kützing
# '' Amphiroa pacifica'' Kützing
# '' Amphiroa peruana'' Areschoug ex W.R.Taylor
# '' Amphiroa polymorpha'' M.Lemoine
# '' Amphiroa prefragilissima'' Me.Lemoine
# '' Amphiroa pusilla'' Yendo
# '' Amphiroa rigida'' J.V.Lamouroux
# '' Amphiroa rubra'' (Philippi) Woelkerling
# '' Amphiroa setacea'' Kützing
# '' Amphiroa subcylindrica'' E.Y.Dawson
# '' Amphiroa taylorii'' E.Y.Dawson
# '' Amphiroa tribulus'' (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux - type
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# '' Amphiroa ungulata'' Montagne & Millardet
# '' Amphiroa valonioides'' Yendo
# '' Amphiroa vanbosseae'' Me.Lemoine
# '' Amphiroa yendoi'' Børgesen
# '' Amphiroa yendoi'' De Toni
References
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External links
Images
of ''Amphiroa'' at Algaebase
Corallinaceae
Red algae genera
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