Ahnfeltiopsis pygmaea (J.Agardh) P.C.Silva & DeCew 1992
Current name:
Ahnfeltiopsis pygmaea (J.Agardh) P.C.Silva & DeCew
Panama, Ahnfeltiopsis pygmaea — Branch apex showing multiple apical cellsDiane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Ahnfeltiopsis pygmaea (J.Agardh) 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.
Request PDFType 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.
Basionym
Gymnogongrus pygmaeus J.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: India; (Silva & al. 1996: 318) Holotype: LD; (Masuda, Zhang & Xia 1994: 174)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pygmy, dwarf (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 December 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 December 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
