Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Amphibia simpliciuscula (Harvey ex J.Agardh) Kuntze 1891, Stictosiphonia simpliciuscula (Harvey ex J.Agardh) J.Agardh 1897, Bostrychia tenuis f. simpliciuscula (Harvey ex J.Agardh) Post 1936, Bostrychia andoi Okamura 1907, Bostrychia tenuis Post 1936, Bostrychia hamana-tokidae E.Post 1941, Bostrychia tenuissima R.J.King & Puttock 1989 (Guiry & Guiry, 2021). Type locality: Tonga (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 475). Type: NSW (Yoshida 1998: 1012).

Origin: Native

Distribution: Galapagos Islands (Miller & Garske, 2011). Africa, Asia, Autralia and New Zealand, Pacific Islands, America: Mexico, Costa Rica, Galapagos Islands (Guiry & Guiry, 2021).

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