Gymnogongrus pygmaeus J.Agardh 1851

Ahnfeltiopsis pygmaea (J.Agardh) P.C.Silva & DeCew

Current name: Ahnfeltiopsis pygmaea (J.Agardh) P.C.Silva & DeCew
Panama, Ahnfeltiopsis pygmaea — HabitDiane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)

Publication Details
Gymnogongrus pygmaeus J.Agardh 1851: 317-318

Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1851). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen secundum: algas florideas complectens. Part 1. pp. [i]-xii, [1]-336 + 337-351 [Addenda and Indices]. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gymnogongrus is Gymnogongrus griffithsiae (Turner) C.Martius.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ahnfeltiopsis pygmaea (J.Agardh) P.C.Silva & DeCew.

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: 25 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 13 September 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 September 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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