Corallinaceae
Amphiroa elegans Hook.f. & Harv. , nom. inval., nom. nud., scientific
Harvey, W.H. (1849), Nereis australis: 101-102, tab XXXVIII [primary reference]
  • Type locality: Hab. New Zealand, Rev. W. Colenso, 630. (v. s. in Herb. T. C. D. comm. cl. Hooker.)
  • Type specimen: [Type category unknown]: Dublin, Ireland: [Accession No. unknown]
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.I. & Moe, R.L. (1996), Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: - [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Cheilosporum elegans Aresch. legitimate
Womersley, H.B.S. & Johansen, H.W. in Womersley, H.B.S. (1996), Subfamily Corallinoideae. The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia. Part IIIB: - [secondary reference]
ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011: - [secondary reference]
  • Comment: This represents the protologue of Cheilosporum elegans Areschoug. Amphiroa elegans Hooker & Harvey is a later homonym of Amphiroa elegans Sonder.