Porphyra hiemalis Kylin 1907
Publication details
Porphyra hiemalis Kylin 1907: 112, pl. 3: fig. 2
Published in: Kylin, H. (1907). Studien über die Algenflora der schwedischen Westküste. Akademische Abhandlung. pp. [i-iii]-iv, 1-287, 7 pls. Upsala: K.W. Appelbergs Buchdruckeri. [in German]
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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 Porphyra linearis Greville
Type information
Type locality: Bohuslän (Lysekil, leg. Kjellman: Stora Varholmen, leg. Åkermark), Sweden
Origin of species name
Adjective B (Latin), pertaining to winter, also "hyemalis" (Stearn 1973).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Porphyra hiemalis Kylin)
Europe: Sweden (Kylin 1907).
Source of current name
Athanasiadis, A. (2016). Phycologia Europaea Rhodophyta Vol. I. pp. [i]-xxxxviii, 1-762. Thessaloniki: Published and distributed by the author.
Created: 29 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 23 March 2017 by M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021.
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