Ahnfeltiopsis concinna (J.Agardh) P.C.Silva & DeCew 1992

Publication Details
Ahnfeltiopsis concinna (J.Agardh) P.C.Silva & DeCew 1992: 577

Published in: Silva, P.C. & DeCew, T.C. (1992). Ahnfeltiopsis, a new genus in the Phyllophoraceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyceae). Phycologia 31: 576-580.

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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 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.

Basionym
Ahnfeltia concinna J.Agardh

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.

Created: 23 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 May 2019

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Taxonomic note
Synonym: Gymnogongrus? dendroides Harvey & Bailey 1851 (Norris, 1994). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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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 20 May 2025

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