Porphyropsis minuta Womersley & Conway 1975

Publication Details
Porphyropsis minuta Womersley & Conway 1975: 68, fig. 7

Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. & Conway, E. (1975). Porphyra and Porphyropsis (Rhodophyta) in southern Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 99: 59-70, 7 figs.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Porphyropsis is Porphyropsis coccinea (Areschoug) Rosenvinge.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Pearson Island, South Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 90) Holotype: Specht; 17 February 1960; on Pterocladia capillacea, upper sublittoral; AD; A24525 (Womersley 1994: 31)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small; minute (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
Epiphytic on Pterocladia capillacea and other firm-surfaced algae (Sargassum bracteolosum, Plocamium angustum) on rough-water coasts (Womersley 1994: 31).

Created: 29 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 January 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 May 2024

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