Ahnfeltia gracilis (Yamada) Yamada & Mikami 1965

Publication Details
Ahnfeltia gracilis (Yamada) Yamada & Mikami 1965: 198, figs 11, 12; pl. 4: fig. 1

Published in: Mikami, H. (1965). A systematic study of the Phyllophoraceae and Gigartinaceae from Japan and its vicinity. Memoirs of the Faculty of Fisheries Hokkaido University 5(2): 181-285.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ahnfeltia is Ahnfeltia plicata (Hudson) E.M.Fries.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ahnfeltiopsis gracilis (Yamada) Masuda.

Basionym
Besa gracilis Yamada

Type Information
Type locality: Enoshima, Kanagawa Prefecture, central Japan; (Masuda, Zhang & Xia 1994: 170) Holotype: Y. Yamada; October 1923; SAP; 9798 (Masuda, Zhang & Xia 1994: 170)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, slender (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
Growing on rocks (Mikami 1965: 198).

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

Last updated: 15 November 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 March 2024

 
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