Porphyra tasa (Yendo) Ueda 1932

Publication Details
Porphyra tasa (Yendo) Ueda 1932: 35, pl. I [1]: figs 10, 16; pl. VIII [8]: fig. 11; pl. IX [9]: figs 1-6; pl. XXII (as 'Tasa')

Published in: Ueda, S. (1932). Systematic study of the genus Porphyra in Japan. Suiko-Kenkyu-Kokoku 28: 1-45, 24 tables.

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 Fuscifolium tasa (Yendo) S.C.Lindstrom.

Source of Synonymy
Sutherland, J.E., Lindstrom, S.C., Nelson, W.A., Brodie, J., Lynch, M.D., Hwang, M.S., Choi, H.-G., Miyata, M., Kikuchi, N., Oliveira, M.C., Farr, T., Neefus, C., Mols-Mortensen, A. Milstein, D. & Müller, K.M. (2011). A new look at an ancient order: generic revision of the Bangiales (Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology 47(5): 1131-1151.

Basionym
Wildemania tasa Yendo

Type Information
Lectotype locality: Onekotan I., Kurile Islands, Russia; (Sutherland et al. 2011: 1140) Type: Y. Yamamoto; July 1903; TI; (Sutherland et al. 2011: 1140) Notes: Lectotypified by T. Yoshida 1991: 10, pl. 26a (Sutherland et al. 2011).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 10 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 April 2022

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

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 July 2025