Porphyra kuniedae M.Kurogi 1957
Publication Details
Porphyra kuniedae M.Kurogi 1957: 23, fig. 1 (lower 4 drawings) (as 'kuniedai')
Published in: Kurogi, M. (1957). Yoshoku nori no shurui [Species of cultivated nori]. Suisanzoushoku (The Aquiculture) 4(3): 21-28, 3 figs. [in Japanese]
Request PDFPublication date: "March 1957"
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 Pyropia kuniedae (Kurogi) M.S.Hwang & H.G.Choi.
Source of Synonymy
Sutherland, J.E., Lindstrom, S.C., Nelson, W.A., Brodie, J., Lynch, M.D., Hwang, M.S., Choi, H.-G., Miyata, M., Kikuchi, N., Oliveira, M.C., Farr, T., Neefus, C., Mols-Mortensen, A. Milstein, D. & Müller, K.M. (2011). A new look at an ancient order: generic revision of the Bangiales (Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology 47(5): 1131-1151.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Ishihama-Katsurajima, Matsushima Bay, Miyagi Pref., Japan; (Sutherland et al. 2011: 114) Holotype: M.Kurogi; 22 December 1952; SAP; 044803 (Sutherland et al. 2011: 1144)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 April 2023
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Nomenclatural note
Index Nominum Algarum notes ' kuniedai' has also been used for the specific epithet of this species. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 June 2025
