Ahnfeltiopsis divaricata (Holmes) Masuda 1993

Publication Details
Ahnfeltiopsis divaricata (Holmes) Masuda 1993: 2

Published in: Masuda, M. (1993). Ahnfeltiopsis (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) in the western Pacific. Japanese Journal of Phycology 41: 1-6, 6 figs.

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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 currently regarded as a synonym of Besa divaricata (Holmes) M.S.Calderon & S.M.Boo.

Basionym
Gymnogongrus divaricatus Holmes

Type Information
Type locality: Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan; (Masuda, Zhang & Xia 1994: 168) Holotype: March 1894; BM; (Masuda, Zhang & Xia 1994: 168) Notes: Collector: Saida, no. 61a (Holmes, 1896).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), divaricate, spreading at a wide angle (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 15 December 2016

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 December 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024

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