Porphyra aestivalis S.C.Lindstrom & S.Fredericq 2003

Publication Details
Porphyra aestivalis S.C.Lindstrom & S.Fredericq 2003: 219-221, figs 3, 4

Published in: 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.

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Publication date: September 2003

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 Boreophyllum aestivale (S.C.Lindstrom & Fredericq) S.C.Lindstrom.

Type Information
Holotype locality: Sunshine Cove, Alaska; (Lindstrom & Fredericq 2003: 220) Holotype: S. C. Lindstrom 9971; 27 September 2000; Lower mid-intertidal boulder and cobble; UBC; A84351 (Lindstrom & Fredericq 2003: 220) Notes: Collected by S.C.Lindstrom (SCL 9971); Sunshine Cove, Lynn Canal, Alaska.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), summer-flowering.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Description
Gametophyte foliose, monostromatic, ovate to orbiculate, sometimes lanceolate, base umbilicate, often deeply ruffled, margin frilly, at times polystromatic. Thalli to at least 30 cm diameter; adhering incompletely to paper. Sterile thalli 45-50 mm thick. Color a very pale pink to a pale grayish purple, sometimes purple. Apophysis tan to pale brownish. Thallus monoecious and sectored by a vertical line into male and female 'halves' (possibly also dioecious). Fertile (female) sectors 65-95 mm thick. Reproductive structures marginal, extending inward in a mottled pattern. Submarginal tissue paler than the adjacent outer zygotosporangial and inner sterile tissues. Spermatangia in packets of 2 x 2-4 x 4-8. Zygotosporangia in packets of 2 x 2 x 4.

Created: 30 November 2004 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 10 January 2012

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 January 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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