Ahnfeltiopsis flabelliformis (Harvey) Masuda 1993
Current name:
Gymnogongrus flabelliformis Harvey
Hawaii; section; scale 200 µm - 15 August 2011. J.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Ahnfeltiopsis flabelliformis (Harvey) Masuda 1993: 2
Published in: Masuda, M. (1993). Ahnfeltiopsis (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) in the western Pacific. Japanese Journal of Phycology 41: 1-6, 6 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ahnfeltiopsis is Ahnfeltiopsis linearis (C.Agardh) P.C.Silva & DeCew.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gymnogongrus flabelliformis Harvey.
Source of Synonymy
Calderon, M.S. & Boo, S.M. (2016). Phylogeny of Phyllophoraceae (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales) reveals Asterfilopsis gen. nov. from the Southern Hemisphere. Phycologia 55(5): 543-554.
Basionym
Gymnogongrus flabelliformis Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: Shimoda Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan; (Masuda, Zhang & Xia 1994: 169) Lectotype: April 1854; TCD; (Masuda, Zhang & Xia 1994: 169)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flabellate, fan-shaped (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 June 2024
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Taxonomic note
Gymnogongrus? - (28 March 2021) - G.M. Guiry
Distributional notes
This species was introduced accidentally, probably via oysters from Japan, into the Mediterranean (Verlaque et al. 2015: 187), being first found in the Etang de Thau (France) in 1994. - (05 November 2015) - M.D. Guiry
According to Shibneva et al. (2020: 81), species of the genus Ahnfeltiopsis sensu stricto do not occur in the seas of the Russian Far East, and the algae previously identified as 'A. flabelliformis' should be attributed to the genus Besa as B. japonica and B. divarica, including B. divaricata f. ahnfeltioides. - (28 March 2021) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 April 2025
