Gymnogongrus pygmaeus J.Agardh 1851
Current name:
Ahnfeltiopsis pygmaea (J.Agardh) P.C.Silva & DeCew
Panama, Ahnfeltiopsis pygmaea — Transverse section of branch showing radially arranged cortical cells and densely packed, thick walled medullary filamentsDiane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Gymnogongrus pygmaeus J.Agardh 1851: 317-318
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1851). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen secundum: algas florideas complectens. Part 1. pp. [i]-xii, [1]-336 + 337-351 [Addenda and Indices]. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.
Request PDFType 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 pygmaea (J.Agardh) 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.
Type Information
Type locality: India; (Silva & al. 1996: 318) Holotype: LD; (Masuda, Zhang & Xia 1994: 174)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pygmy, dwarf (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 September 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 September 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 January 2025
