Pyropia plicata W.A.Nelson 2013
Publication Details
Pyropia plicata W.A.Nelson 2013: 19, figs 1-7
Published in: Nelson, W.A. (2013). Pyropia plicata sp. nov. (Bangiales, Rhodophyta): naming a common intertidal alga from New Zealand. PhytoKeys 21: 17-28.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pyropia is Pyropia californica J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "North Island, Wellington, Island Bay, W. Nelson, 22 Aug 1990"; (Nelson 2013: 19) Holotye: WELT; A032582 (Nelson 2013: 19 (fig. 1))
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), folded into pleats or furrows, usually longitudinally (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Blades circular to folded rosettes, strongly attached centrally by rhizoidal
holdfast. Blades (1.5) 4-12 (42) cm in diameter. Colour purple to grey, bleaching to
khaki-green on upper edges. Blades monostromatic, margin irregular bordered by pale
cells. Monoecious, fertile regions marginal with intermixed sterile cells; zygotosporangia
large, deep red to maroon, lozenge-shaped (a/4-8 × b/4-8 × c/4-8), spermatangia
golden (a/2, b/2, c/8). Found in the upper to mid intertidal zone on open coasts.
Created: 13 August 2013 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 June 2020
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Habitat note
Pathogen: Pythium porphyrae (Diehl et al., 2017). - (28 April 2017) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 June 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 May 2025
