Porphyra laciniata f. linearis (Greville) Le Jolis 1863

Porphyra linearis Greville

Current name: Porphyra linearis Greville
upper intertidal, Ría de A coruña, Galicia, Spain, 2013Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)

Publication Details
Porphyra laciniata f. linearis (Greville) Le Jolis 1863: 99

Published in: Le Jolis, A. (1863). Liste des algues marines de Cherbourg. Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Sciences Naturelles de Cherbourg 10: 5-168, pls I-IV.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Porphyra is Porphyra purpurea (Roth) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Porphyra linearis Greville.

Basionym
Porphyra linearis Greville

Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. Rocks beneath Peakhead near Sidmouth" [South Devon, England]; (Greville 1830: 170) Lectotype: R.K. Greville; Spring; E; (Brodie & Irvine 2003: 124)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), slashed into narrow divisions with tapering, pointed incisions (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 March 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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