Porphyra umbilicalis f. linearis (Greville) Rosenvinge 1909
Current name:
Porphyra linearis Greville
Salthill, Co. Galway, Ireland; plants at MHWN - 21 January 2007. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Porphyra umbilicalis f. linearis (Greville) Rosenvinge 1909: 60
Published in: Rosenvinge, L.K. (1909). The marine algae of Denmark. Contributions to their natural history. Part I. Introduction. Rhodophyceae I. (Bangiales and Nemalionales). Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter, 7. Række, Naturvidenskabelig og Mathematisk Afdeling 7: 1-151, 73 figs, 2 pls, 2 folded charts.
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)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 October 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024