Porphyra yezoensis Ueda 1932

Publication Details
Porphyra yezoensis Ueda 1932: 12 (key), 23, pl. I: 9, 14; pl. IV: 11-17, pl. XVI: 3-4

Published in: Ueda, S. (1932). Systematic study of the genus Porphyra in Japan. Suiko-Kenkyu-Kokoku 28: 1-45, 24 tables.

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 yezoensis (Ueda) 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: Muroran? Hokkaido, Japan; (Sutherland et al. 2011: 1145) Holotype: I. Ohno; Tokyo Univ. of Marine Science & Technology; (Sutherland et al. 2011: 1145) Notes: Miyagi Pref. northward, SW Hokkaido, N Honshu, Japan. Korea (Neefus et al., 2008). Japan (N Honshu: Miyagi Pref. northward; SW Hokaido); Korea (INA).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 20 October 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 November 2023

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Nomenclatural note
An important marine aquaculture crop (Lin et al. 2010). - (08 September 2010) - G.M. Guiry

Distributional note
Juliet Brodie (pers. comm.) has examined the DNA of a culture identified as P. yezoensis by Kornmann and has found that it agrees with that of P. insolita. It is therefore unlikely that this species occurs in the North Atlantic. Guiry (1997) notes this species was recorded in Helgoland, (Kornmann, 1986) and speculates it is a probable introduction, he recommends further investigation. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025