Porphyra malvanensis Anilkumar & P.S.N.Rao

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Biliphyta
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Bangiophyceae
Subclass Bangiophycidae
Order Bangiales
Family Bangiaceae
Genus Porphyra

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Publication details
Porphyra malvanensis Anilkumar & P.S.N.Rao 2005: 223-224, fig. 1 A

Published in: Anilkumar, C. & Rao, P.S.N. (2005). A new species of Porphyra (Rhodophyta, Bangiales) from the Malvan coast of Maharashtra (India). Feddes Repertorium 116: 222-225.

Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Porphyra is Porphyra purpurea (Roth) C.Agardh.

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

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a marine species.

Description
Plants up to 0.5-0.8 cm in length and 0.6-0.9 cm broad, orbicular, broadly expanded; occurring on mid to upper intertidal rock in moderately sheltered areas; colour of the frond reddish brown; margin smooth; monostromatic, 23-27 m thick in vegetative portions and 32-36 m thick in reproductive portions; surface mucilage is 11-13 m thick; vegetative cells in surface view polygonal, 7-9 m in the greatest dimensions, in cross section 14-16 m in height and 914 m broad; chromatophore single, with stellate arms extending to the periphery of the cytoplasm; thallus monoecious; carposporangia and spermatia sometimes mixed or in narrow patches, developing on the margins of the mature thallus; carpospores 8, arranged in 2 tiers of 4 each having the spore formula a2/b2/c2, 7-9 m in diameter; spermatia 64, arranged in 4 tiers of 16 each with the spore formula a4/b4/c4, 4-5 m in diameter.

Habitat
Associated with the Ulva/Enteromorpha belt of the upper intertidal region.

Type information
Type locality: Malvan, Maharashtra, India (Anilkumar & Rao 2005: 224). Holotype: 3rd August, 2004; BSI 177441 (Anilkumar & Rao 2005: 224).

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Created: 13 July 2008 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 14 January 2009 by M.D. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 September 2019.