Ahnfeltia concinna J.Agardh 1847

Current name: Gymnogongrus durvillei (Bory) M.S.Calderon & S.M.Boo
scale is 50 mm - 15 August 2011. J.M. Huisman

Publication Details
Ahnfeltia concinna J.Agardh 1847: 12

Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1847). Nya alger från Mexico. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Adademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm 4: 5-17.

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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 Gymnogongrus durvillei (Bory) M.S.Calderon & S.M.Boo.

Source of Synonymy
Calderón, M.S. & Boo, S.M. (2017). The Phyllophoraceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) from Peru with descriptions of Acletoa tarazonae gen. & sp. nov. and Gymnogongrus caespitosus sp. nov.. Phycologia 56(6): 686-696, 33 figs, 1 table.

Type Information
Type locality: ‘ad insulas Sandvich’ (Hawai’i); (Dawson 1961: 245) Holotype: Chamisso and Gaudichaud; no date; Agardh Herbarium Lund, Sweden; (Dawson 1961: 246)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), beautiful, elegant, harmonious, skilfully put together (Tilmann & al. 2014).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
Growing on rocks extending from the mid-tide to a little over the high tide mark (Mikami 1965: 190).

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

Last updated: 27 May 2019

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 May 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025