Ahnfeltiopsis flabelliformis (Harvey) Masuda 1993
Current name:
Gymnogongrus flabelliformis Harvey
Hawaii; scale 20 mm - 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.
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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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 03 July 2024
