Porphyra umbilicalis subsp. laciniata (Lightfoot) J.Agardh 1883

Current name: Erythroglossum laciniatum (Lightfoot) Maggs & Hommersand
with Cryptopleura ramosa, Barizo, Galicia, Spain, 2015Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)

Publication Details
Porphyra umbilicalis subsp. laciniata (Lightfoot) J.Agardh 1883: 67

Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1883). Till algernes systematik. Nya bidrag. (Tredje afdelningen.). Lunds Universitets Års-Skrift, Afdelningen for Mathematik och Naturvetenskap 19(2): 1-177, IV pls.

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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 Erythroglossum laciniatum (Lightfoot) Maggs & Hommersand.

Basionym
Ulva laciniata Lightfoot

Type Information
Type locality: Iona [Scotland]; (Silva & al. 1996: 92) Type: undated; BM; 000807060 Notes: Index Nominum Algarum notes that type informtion is fide Maggs & Hommersand (1993).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 03 December 2001 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 24 September 2015

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Taxonomic note
Synonymy as to name only. - (24 August 2014) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 September 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 July 2025