Porphyra laciniata f. linearis (Greville) Le Jolis 1863
Current name:
Porphyra linearis Greville
Salthill, Co. Galway, Ireland; plants at MHWN - 21 January 2007. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
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.
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 25 April 2024