Ahnfeltiopsis okamurae P.C.Silva & DeCew 1992
Publication Details
Ahnfeltiopsis okamurae P.C.Silva & DeCew 1992: 578
Published in: Silva, P.C. & DeCew, T.C. (1992). Ahnfeltiopsis, a new genus in the Phyllophoraceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyceae). Phycologia 31: 576-580.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ahnfeltiopsis is Ahnfeltiopsis linearis (C.Agardh) P.C.Silva & DeCew.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Kajika, Owase, Mie Prefecture, central Japan; (Masuda, Zhang & Xia 1994: 170) Lectotype: 12 February 1933; Okamura Herbarium in SAP; (Masuda, Zhang & Xia 1994: 170) Notes: Masuda et al. (1994: 171,172) note that in establishing Ahnfeltia furcellata (=Ahnfeltiopsis okamurae), Okamura (1934) did not designate the holotype specimen. A herbarium sheet including the specimen shown in his illustration (Okamura 1934, pl. 310, fig. 6) is deposited in his herbarium in SAP; this sheet is designated as the lectotype specimen.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 September 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 September 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024