Porphyra rosengurttii Coll & J.Cox 1977

Publication Details
Porphyra rosengurttii Coll & J.Cox 1977: 157, figs. 9-16

Published in: Coll, J. & Cox, J. (1977). The genus Porphyra C. Ag. (Rhodophyta, Bangiales) in the American North Atlantic. I. New species from North Carolina. Botanica Marina 20: 155-159.

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 elongata (Kylin) Neefus & J.Brodie.

Type Information
Holotype locality: Pivers Island, Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina, U.S.A; (INA 1996) Type: Coll; April 3. 1976; US; 55293

Eponomy
Named for Bernardo Rosengurtt, Uruguayan botanist.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 17 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 April 2023

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Nomenclatural note
Included in synonymy with a question mark by Athanasiadis (2016: 40). - (23 March 2017) - M.D. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025