Porphyra vietnamensis Tak.Tanaka & P.H.Hô 1962
Current name:
Pyropia vietnamensis (Tak.Tanaka & P.H.Hô) J.E.Sutherland & Monotilla
Hawaii; on rock; scale 2 cm - 12 August 2011. J.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Porphyra vietnamensis Tak.Tanaka & P.H.Hô 1962: 34, figs 10, 11
Published in: Tanaka, T. & Pham-Hoang, H. (1962). Notes of some marine algae from Viet-Nam - I. Memoirs of the Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University 11: 24-40, 14 figs.
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 Pyropia vietnamensis (Tak.Tanaka & P.H.Hô) J.E.Sutherland & Monotilla.
Type Information
Type locality: Vung-Tau (Cap St. Jacques), Vietnam; (Sutherland et al. 2011: 1145) Holotype: Pham-Hoang Ho; January 1960; SAP; 052157 (Sutherland et al. 2011: 1145) Notes: Vung-Tan, Vietnam (Silva et al. 1996: 94).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 September 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 September 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024