The Genus Amphiroa (Lithophylloideae, Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta) from the Temperate Coasts of the Australian Continent, Including the Newly Described A. klochkovana

Abstract Harvey A.S., Woelkerling W.J. and Millar A.J.K. 2009. The genus Amphiroa (Lithophylloideae, Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta) from the temperate coasts of the Australian continent, including the newly described A. klochkovana. Phycologia 48: 258–290. DOI: 10.2216/08-84.1 Studies of Amphiroa (Lithophylloideae, Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta) from the temperate coasts of Australia provide new evidence that differences in tetrasporangial conceptacle pore canal anatomy are diagnostically significant in delimiting species within the genus. Differences in overall morphology and genicular anatomy are also reliable for delimiting species. These data are supported by examination of relevant type specimens. Four species occur in temperate Australian waters. Three (Amphiroa anceps, Amphira beauvoisii, and the newly described Amphiroa klochkovana) occur in southeastern Australia, and three (A. anceps, A. beauvoisii, and Amphiroa gracilis) occur in southern and southwestern Australia. Comparisons of A. beauvoisii and A. ...