Porphyra smithii Hollenberg & I.A.Abbott 1968

Publication Details
Porphyra smithii Hollenberg & I.A.Abbott 1968: 1241, fig. 7

Published in: Hollenberg, G.J. & Abbott, I.A. (1968). New species of marine algae from California. Canadian Journal of Botany 46: 1235-1251, 14 figs.

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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 pulchra (Hollenberg) S.C.Lindstrom & Hughey.

Type Information
Type locality: Mission Point, Monterey County, California, U.S.A; (Lindstrom & Hughey 2016: 282) Holotype: July 27, 1965; on Gigartina agardhii [now Mastocarpus]; US; 077804 (Lindstrom & Hughey 2016: 282) Notes: Index Nominum Algarum notes type locality also Santa Cruz Co., Humboldt Co., and Washington. Holotype: US 077804, collected by G.J.Hollenberg (Sutherland et al. 2011: 1145).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 14 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 05 October 2016

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 October 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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