Wildemania linearis (Greville) De Toni 1897
Current name:
Porphyra linearis Greville
Salthill, Co. Galway, Ireland - 16 February 2015. M.D. Guiry
Publication Details
Wildemania linearis (Greville) De Toni 1897: 22
Published in: De Toni, G.B. (1897). Sylloge algarum omnium hucusque cognitarum. Vol. IV. Florideae. Sectio I. pp. [i]-xx, [i]- lxi + [1]- 388. Patavii [Padua]: Sumptibus auctoris.
Publication date: 14 November 1897
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Wildemania is Wildemania amplissima (Kjellman) Foslie.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Porphyra linearis Greville.
Basionym
Porphyra linearis Greville
Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. Rocks beneath Peakhead near Sidmouth" [South Devon, England]; (Greville 1830: 170) Lectotype: R.K. Greville; Spring; E; (Brodie & Irvine 2003: 124)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), linear (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 December 2001 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 23 March 2017
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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 28 March 2024