Ulva lactuca var. purpurea (Roth) Poiret 1808

Porphyra purpurea (Roth) C.Agardh

Current name: Porphyra purpurea (Roth) C.Agardh
microscope showing zygotosporangia (carposporangia), North of Portugal, Buarcos, 2006Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)

Publication Details
Ulva lactuca var. purpurea (Roth) Poiret 1808: 170

Published in: Poiret, J.L.M. (1808). Ulve. Ulve. In: Encyclopédie méthodique. Botanique. (De Lamarck, J.B. Eds) Vol.8, pp. 160-181. Paris:

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ulva is Ulva lactuca Linnaeus.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Porphyra purpurea (Roth) C.Agardh.

Basionym
Ulva purpurea Roth

Type Information
Neotype locality: Nord-Ost Watt, Helgoland; (Brodie & Irvine 1997: 769) Neotype: A. Wagner; 17 October 1996; BM; (Brodie & Irvine 1997: 769) Notes: The original material, now lost, was collected at Eckwarden, Niedersachsen, Germany. BM000054930 (Sutherland et al. 2011).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), lettuce (Lewis & Short 1890).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 March 2017 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 July 2017

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