Neoporphyra dentata (Kjellman) L.-E.Yang & J.Brodie 2020

Current name: Neoporphyra dentata (Kjellman) L.-E.Yang & J.Brodie
Lung-tung, Taipei County, Taiwan. 1997. 1. 16. Photo by Huang Su-fang, National Taiwan Museum, from http://www.ntm.gov.tw/seaweeds.Sue Huang (sfhuang@ntm.gov.tw)

Publication Details
Neoporphyra dentata (Kjellman) L.-E.Yang & J.Brodie 2020: Table 2 [5], 866

Published in: Yang, L.-E., Deng, Y.-Y., Xu, G.-P., Russel, S., Lu, Q.-Q. & Brodie, J. (2020). Redefining Pyropia (Bangiales, Rhodophyta): four new genera, resurrection of Porphyrella and description of Calidia pseudolobata sp. nov. from China. Journal of Phycology 56(4): [1-18] 862-879, 4 figs.

Publication date: "version of record on-line 12 May 2020"

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Neoporphyra is Neoporphyra haitanensis (T.J.Chang & B.F.Zheng) J.Brodie & L.-E.Yang.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of .

Basionym
Porphyra dentata Kjellman

Type Information
Type locality: Amakusa, Japan; (Kjellman 1897: 17) Type: J.V. Petersen; 9 June 1881; (Sutherland et al. 2011: 1143) Notes: Amakusa, Kumamoto Pref., Japan; lectotypified by M. Kurogi 1985 (Marianne Hamnede, pers. comm. to S.C. Lindstrom 13 Oct. 2009); syntype in UPS (Sutherland et al. 2011).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), toothed, usually with sharp teeth pointing outwards (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 05 June 2020 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 June 2025

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 June 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 July 2025