Porphyra vulgaris var. linearis (Greville) Bertoloni 1862
Current name:
Porphyra linearis Greville
Spain, North of Galicia, 2009, baseIgnacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Porphyra vulgaris var. linearis (Greville) Bertoloni 1862: 146
Published in: Bertoloni, A. (1862). Flora Italica Cryptogama. Algae. Vol. 2(2) pp. 129-256. Bologna: Giuseppe Cenerelli.
Publication date: 1862
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 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), common, general, ordinary (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 July 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 July 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024