Porphyra umbilicalis f. linearis (Greville) Rosenvinge 1909

Publication Details
Porphyra umbilicalis f. linearis (Greville) Rosenvinge 1909: 60

Published in: Rosenvinge, L.K. (1909). The marine algae of Denmark. Contributions to their natural history. Part I. Introduction. Rhodophyceae I. (Bangiales and Nemalionales). Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter, 7. Række, Naturvidenskabelig og Mathematisk Afdeling 7: 1-151, 73 figs, 2 pls, 2 folded charts.

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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 Porphyra linearis Greville.

Source of Synonymy
Greville, R.K. (1830). Algae britannicae, or descriptions of the marine and other inarticulated plants of the British islands, belonging to the order Algae; with plates illustrative of the genera. pp. [i]-lxxxviii, [1]-218, pl. 1-19. Edinburgh & London: McLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin & Cradock.

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)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 06 October 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

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