Porphyra purpurea (Roth) C.Agardh 1824

Publication Details
Porphyra purpurea (Roth) C.Agardh 1824: 191

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].

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Publication date: probably September 1824

Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Porphyra.

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

Basionym
Ulva purpurea Roth

Type Information
Neotype locality: Nord-Ost Watt, Helgoland; (Brodie & Irvine 1997: 769) Neotype: A. Wagner; 17 October 1996; BM; (Brodie & Irvine 1997: 769) Notes: The original material, now lost, was collected at Eckwarden, Niedersachsen, Germany. BM000054930 (Sutherland et al. 2011).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), purple (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 31 March 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 14 February 2020

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Nomenclatural note
The correct author citation of this species is (Roth) C.Agardh since the proposal put forward by Irvine & Brodie (1997) to conserve the illegitimate name Ulva purpurea Roth, against the legitimate Ulva purpureo-violacea Roth, was approved at the XVI International Botanical Congress (St. Louis, Missouri, 26-30 July 1999) (Barrie & Greuter, 1999). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Taxonomic note
See Brodie et al. (1996) regarding the name and selection of a neotype. According to Guiry (1997) this species requires taxonomic reinvestigation and recommends consulting Kornmann & Sahling (1991). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Habitat note
Intertidal zone (Selivanova & Zhigadlova 2009). - (10 May 2010) - G.M. Guiry

Usage note
High antioxidant activity (Zubia et al. 2009). - (24 March 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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