Porphyra dentata Kjellman 1897

Pyropia dentata (Kjellman) N.Kikuchi & M.Miyata

Current name: Pyropia dentata (Kjellman) N.Kikuchi & M.Miyata
Lung-tung, Taipei County, Taiwan. 1997. 1. 16. Photo by Huang Su-fang, National Taiwan Museum, from http://www.ntm.gov.tw/seaweeds.Sue Huang (sfhuang@ntm.gov.tw)

Publication Details
Porphyra dentata Kjellman 1897: 13, fig. 7; pl. 1: figs 7, 8; pl. 3: figs 1-4; pl. 5: figs 8-14

Published in: Kjellman, F.R. (1897). Japanska arter af slÃĪgtet Porphyra. Bihang til Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, Afd. III 23(4): 1-34, 5 plates. [in Swedish]

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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 Pyropia dentata (Kjellman) N.Kikuchi & M.Miyata.

Type Information
Type locality: Amakusa, Japan; (Kjellman 1897: 17) Type: J.V. Petersen; 9 June 1881; (Sutherland et al. 2011: 1143) Notes: Amakusa, Kumamoto Pref., Japan; lectotypified by M. Kurogi 1985 (Marianne Hamnede, pers. comm. to S.C. Lindstrom 13 Oct. 2009); syntype in UPS (Sutherland et al. 2011).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), toothed, usually with sharp teeth pointing outwards (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 15 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 April 2023

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