Gymnogongrus pusillus (Montagne) Feldmann & Mayozer 1938

Current name: Ahnfeltiopsis pusilla (Montagne) P.C.Silva & DeCew
Ahnfeltiopsis pusilla, middle intertidal with Mastocarpus stellatus and Gelidium pusillum, Ría de A. Coruña, Galicia, Spain, 2013, Ignacio BárbaraIgnacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)

Publication Details
Gymnogongrus pusillus (Montagne) Feldmann & Mayozer 1938: 335

Published in: Feldmann, J. & Mazoyer, G. (1938). Sur une nouvelle espece de Gymnogongrus des cotes d'Algerie et sur son mode de reproduction. Bulletin de la Société de l'Histoire naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord 29: 335-336.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gymnogongrus is Gymnogongrus griffithsiae (Turner) Martius.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ahnfeltiopsis pusilla (Montagne) P.C.Silva & DeCew.

Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C. & DeCew, T.C. (1992). Ahnfeltiopsis, a new genus in the Phyllophoraceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyceae). Phycologia 31: 576-580.

Basionym
Chondrus pusillus Montagne

Type Information
Type locality: Algeria: Bône [Annaba]; (INA 1996) Type: PC; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 31 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 06 February 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025