Porphyra fallax S.C.Lindstrom & K.M.Cole 1990
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Biliphyta
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Bangiophyceae
Subclass Bangiophycidae
Order Bangiales
Family Bangiaceae
Genus Porphyra
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Publication details
Porphyra fallax S.C.Lindstrom & K.M.Cole 1990: 371, figs 1, 3, 5, 7
Published in: Lindstrom, S.C. & Cole, K.M. (1990). Porphyra fallax, a new species of Rhodophyta from British Columbia and northern Washington. Japanese Journal of Phycology 38: 371-376.
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 fallax (S.C.Lindstrom & K.M.Cole) S.C.Lindstrom
Type information
Type locality: Golden Gardens, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. Holotype: E.C.S. Duffield; 5 April 1983; UBC A69860 Notes: Isotype: WTU (Sutherland et al. 2011).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
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Key references
Lindeberg, M.R. & Lindstrom, S.C. (2010). Field guide to the seaweeds of Alaska. pp. [i-]iii-iv, 1-188, numerous col. photographs. Fairbanks: Alaska Sea Grant College Program.
Lindstrom, S.C. & Fredericq, S. (2003). rbcL gene sequences reveal relationships among north-east Pacific species of Porphyra (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) and a new species, P. aestivalis. Phycological Research 51(3): 211-224.
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.
Created: 14 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 13 January 2012 by Wendy Guiry
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References
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Lindstrom, S.C. & Cole, K.M. (1990). Porphyra fallax, a new species of Rhodophyta from British Columbia and northern Washington. Japanese Journal of Phycology 38: 371-376.
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