Porphyra amethystea Kützing 1843
Publication Details
Porphyra amethystea Kützing 1843: 383
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1843). Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. pp. [part 1]: [i]-xxxii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 14-16 Sep 1843
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 purpurea (Roth) C.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: Ireland; (Kützing 1843: 383) Lectotype: Shuttleworth; 1831; rocks in intertidal; L; (Brodie & Irvine 2003: 130) Notes: Shuttleworth is known to have been in Renvyl, Co. Galway in 1831 and 1832 (Dictionary of National Biography, vol. 18, p. 176). He appears to have sent several Irish specimens to Kützing. DNA from the lectotype in L indicates that this entity is synonymous with Porphyra purpurea (Brodie & Irvine, 2003: 130). The material was collected from rock at Crump Island, Renvyle in 1831.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), amethyst, violet, also applied to the colour range between purple and violet (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 July 1996 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 19 April 2024
