RHODOPHYTA : Gigartinales : PhyllophoraceaeRED ALGAE

Ahnfeltiopsis devoniensis (Greville) P Silva et DeCew


Description: Medium-sized plants, less than 4 cms long, flattened and deviding dichotomously up to 3 times with internal cystocarps.

Habitat: Very rare. Low littoral and upper littoral.

Distribution: Generally western in distribution recorded from a few sites in Ireland, south-west England and one in Scotland. Europe: Azores, Portugal, Spain and France.

Distribution Map from NBN: Ahnfeltiopsis devoniensis at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Ahnfeltiopsis devoniensis at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Ahnfeltiopsis devoniensis at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Ahnfeltiopsis devoniensis (Greville) P.C.Silva & DeCew, 1992. AphiaID: 145651.

Classification: Biota; Plantae; Biliphyta; Rhodophyta; Eurhodophytina; Florideophyceae; Rhodymeniophycidae; Gigartinales; Phyllophoraceae; Ahnfeltiopsis

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 Morton, O. & Picton, B.E. (2024). Ahnfeltiopsis devoniensis. (Greville) P Silva et DeCew. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZM5770. Accessed on 2024-07-07