INFRAGENERIC TAXONOMY OF AHNFELTIA (AHNFELTIALES, RHODOPHYTA) 1

• Published in: Journal of Phycology
• Main Authors: Maggs, Christine A., McLachlan, Jack L., Saunders, Gary W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1989
• Subjects: Argentina; Fries; Hudson; Pacific; White Sea
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1529-8817.1989.tb00132.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1529-8817.1989.tb00132.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1529-8817.1989.tb00132.x

ABSTRACT Ahnfeltia plicata (Hudson) Fries, the type species of Ahnfeltia Fries, is reported to be a widespread alga which is an important source of agar. However, after characterizing type material and representative populations of A. plicata , we found that several taxa usually considered to be syn...