Porphyra lilliputiana W.A.Nelson, G.A.Knight & M.W.Hawkes 1998

Publication Details
Porphyra lilliputiana W.A.Nelson, G.A.Knight & M.W.Hawkes 1998: 57, figs 2-15

Published in: Nelson, W.A., Knight, G.A. & Hawkes, M.W. (1998). Porphyra lilliputiana sp. nov. (Bangiales, Rhodophyta): a diminutive New Zealand endemic with novel reproductive biology. Phycological Research 46: 57-61.

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 Phycocalidia suborbiculata (Kjellman) Santiañez & M.J.Wynne.

Source of Synonymy
Broom, J.E., Nelson, W.A., Yarish, C., Jones, W.A., Aguilar Rosas, R. & Aguilar Rosas, L.E. (2002). A reassessment of the taxonomic status of Poprhyra suborbiculata, Poprhyra carolinensis and Porphyra lilliputiana (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) based on molecular and morphological data. European Journal of Phycology 37: 227-235.

Type Information
Type locality: Wellington Harbour, North Island, New Zealand; (Nelson, Knight & Hawkes 1998: 57) Type: Knight & Broom; May 1997; WELT; A21902 (Nelson, Knight & Hawkes 1998: 57)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 27 November 2001 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 28 May 2020

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Taxonomic note
Synonym of Porphyra suborbiculata (Broom et al. 2002: 234). - (18 January 2012) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 May 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 June 2025