Porphyra gardneri (G.M.Smith & Hollenberg) M.W.Hawkes 1977

Publication Details
Porphyra gardneri (G.M.Smith & Hollenberg) M.W.Hawkes 1977: 463

Published in: Hawkes, M.W. (1977). A field, culture and cytological study of Porphyra gardneri (Smith & Hollenberg) comb. nov. (=Porphyrella gardneri Smith & Hollenberg), (Bangiales, Rhodophyta). Phycologia 16: 457-469.

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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 gardneri (G.M.Smith & Hollenberg) S.C.Lindstrom.

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.

Basionym
Porphyrella gardneri G.M.Smith & Hollenberg

Type Information
Type locality: Point Joe, Monterey Peninsula, California; (Smith & Hollenberg 1943: 215) Holotype: G.M. Smith 39-12; epiphytic on lateral margins of blades of Laminaria andersonii and on tips of leaflets of Egregia menziesii; (Smith & Hollenberg 1943: 215) Notes: Holotype: DS in UC 306401 (Sutherland et al. 2011).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 February 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 April 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024

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