Ahnfeltiopsis fastigiata J.A.Lewis & Womersley 1994
Current name:
Ahnfeltiopsis fastigiata J.A.Lewis & Womersley
Ahnfeltiopsis fastigiata, Cressy Beach, Tasmania, Australia - 03 November 2009. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Ahnfeltiopsis fastigiata J.A.Lewis & Womersley 1994: 265, 266, fig. 84 A, B
Published in: Lewis, J.A. & Womersley, H.B.S. (1994). Family Phyllophoraceae Nägeli 1847: 248. In: The marine benthic flora of Southern Australia. Part III A. (Womersley, H.B.S. Eds), pp. 259-270. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study.
Publication date: 1994
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
Holotype (of Gymnongongrus fastigiatus Harvey, nom. illeg.) locality: "(Great) Foresters R., N coast Tas. (Gunn)" [Tasmania]; (Lewis & Womersley 1994: 265) Lectotype (designated by Lewis & Womersley 1994: 265): R. Gunn; TCD; Herb. Harvey (Lewis & Womersley 1994: 265)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fastigiate, with branches clustered, parallel and erect, giving a narrow elongated habit (occasionally meaning branched reaching to the same height) (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 February 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024