Molecular phylogenies support taxonomic revision of three species of Laurencia (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta), with the description of a new genus Author Florence Rousseau Author Delphine Gey Author Akira Kurihara text European Journal of Taxonomy 2017 269 1 19 journal article 32123 10.5852/ejt.2017.269 8a5d8d9c-2e07-414c-9587-782c5609ec7e 2118-9773 889397 Genus Ohelopapa F.Rousseau, Martin-Lescanne, Payri & L.Le Gall gen. nov. Fig. 3 ; Table 2 English diagnosis With the characters of the genus Laurencia such as four pericentral cells, but lacking secondary pit connections between cortical cells and ‘corps en cerise’ inclusions in cortical cells. Etymology Ohelopapa means “strawberry” in Tahitian, an allusion to the Tahitian origin, the red color, and the many stolons developed by Ohelopapa fexilis . Type species Ohelopapa fexilis (Setch.) F.Rousseau, Martin-Lescanne, Payri & L.Le Gall comb. nov. Sole species presently included in the genus.