Portieria japonica (Harvey) P.C.Silva 1987

Publication Details
Portieria japonica (Harvey) P.C.Silva 1987: 39

Published in: Silva, P.C., Meñez, E.G. & Moe, R.L. (1987). Catalog of the benthic marine algae of the Philippines. Smithsonian Contributions to Marine Sciences 27: [i-ii] iii-iv, 1-179, 2 figs, 1 table.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Portieria is Portieria coccinea Zanardini.

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

Basionym
Desmia japonica Harvey

Type Information
Type locality: "Simoda, Japan ; on rocks at low tide."; (Harvey 1860: 331) Lectotype: C. Wright; TCD; (Masuda & al. 1995: 193, fig. 4) Notes: Lectotype designated (20 July 1973) by R. Wiseman.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to Japan (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 27 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 13 November 2018

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 November 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 May 2025

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