Gymnothamnion elegans (syn. Callithamnion elegans Schousboe ex C.Agardh 1828) is a red alga species in the genus Gymnothamnion found in South Africa from Bakoven on Cape Peninsula to KwaZulu-Natal.
Subspecies
Gymnothamnion elegans var. bisporum Stegenga 1986, (Hout Bay to East London, endemic)
