Porphyra miniata var. typica Jónsson, nom. inval. 1904
Publication Details
Porphyra miniata var. typica Jónsson, nom. inval. 1904: 16
Published in: Jónsson, H. (1904). The marine algae of East Greenland. Meddelelser om Groenland 30: 1-73.
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 Wildemania miniata (C.Agardh) Foslie.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), saturn-red, flame-scarlet; literally, ‘painted with red lead’ (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 March 2017 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 March 2017
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Nomenclatural note
nvalid: nominal variety requires autonymic epithet. "24.3. Infraspecific names with final epithets such as genuinus, originalis, originarius, typicus, verus, and veridicus, purporting to indicate the taxon containing the type of the name of the next higher-ranked taxon, are not validly published unless they are autonyms (Art. 26)" [Melbourne Code]. - (23 March 2017) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025
