Porphyra laciniata f. umbilicalis (Kützing) Kleen, nom. illeg. 1874

Publication Details
Porphyra laciniata f. umbilicalis (Kützing) Kleen, nom. illeg. 1874: 23

Published in: Kleen, E.A.G. (1874). Om Nordlandens högre hafsalger. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm 31(9): 1-46, Plates IX, X.

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 umbilicalis Kützing.

Basionym
Porphyra umbilicalis Kützing

Type Information
Type locality: Scotland: Easdale, Argyll; (Brodie & al. 2008: 1330) Neotype: J. Brodie & P.K. Hayes; 23 July 1998; From the back of a limpet; BM; 000769632 (Brodie & al. 2008: 1330) Notes: Illustrated in Brodie et al. (2008: fig. 1 B).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), slashed into narrow divisions with tapering, pointed incisions (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 27 November 2001 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 23 March 2017

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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: "treated as later homonym of Porphyra laciniata var. umbilicalis C. Agardh 1829" (INA). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. 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 16 July 2025

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