Gymnogongrus hancockii E.Y.Dawson 1944
Publication Details
Gymnogongrus hancockii E.Y.Dawson 1944: 300, 301, 440, 441, pl. 71: fig. 2 (upper left)
Published in: Dawson, E.Y. (1944). The marine algae of the Gulf of California. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 3(10): i-v, 189-432, pls 31-77.
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 hancockii (E.Y.Dawson) J.N.Norris & Fredericq.
Source of Synonymy
Norris, J.N. (2014). Marine algae of the northern Gulf of California, II: Rhodophyta. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany, no. 96. pp. [i]-xvi, [1]-555. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press.
Type Information
Type locality: on point 3 miles north of Kino; (Dawson 1944: 301) Not specified: D. 649; 16 July 1940; middle littoral rocks; Herb. AHF; 41 (Dawson 1944: 301)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 March 2002 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 October 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025