''Ahnfeltia'' is a genus of
red algae
Red algae, or Rhodophyta (, ; ), are one of the oldest groups of eukaryotic algae. The Rhodophyta also comprises one of the largest phyla of algae, containing over 7,000 currently recognized species with taxonomic revisions ongoing. The majority ...
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The
type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...
is ''
Ahnfeltia plicata
''Ahnfeltia plicata'', the landlady's wig, is a species of red alga in the family Ahnfeltiaceae. It grows in northern parts of the Atlantic Ocean.
Description
The landlady's wig forms tufted perennial plants with wiry fronds, branching from a ...
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[''Ahnfeltia plicata'' at AlgaeBase](_blank)
/ref> Some other species of this genus:
* '' Ahnfeltia setacea''
* '' Ahnfeltia svensonii''
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* '' Ahnfeltia torulosa''
References
Red algae genera
Florideophyceae
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