Porphyra crispata Kjellman 1897

Monostroma nitidum Wittrock

Current name: Monostroma nitidum Wittrock
Lung-tung, Taipei County, Taiwan. 1997. 1. 22. Photo by Huang Su-fang, National Taiwan Museum, from http://www.ntm.gov.tw/seaweeds.Sue Huang (sfhuang@ntm.gov.tw)

Publication Details
Porphyra crispata Kjellman 1897: 15, pl. I: figs 4, 5; pl. 3: figs. 5-7; pl. V: fig. 15

Published in: Kjellman, F.R. (1897). Japanska arter af slÃĪgtet Porphyra. Bihang til Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, Afd. III 23(4): 1-34, 5 plates. [in Swedish]

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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 Monostroma nitidum Wittrock.

Type Information
Type locality: Goto-retto, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan; (Silva & al. 1996: 92) Type: J.V. Petersen; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: Yoshida (1997: 166, 167) notes that Kurogi and Yamadae (1986) pointed out that the type specimen of Porphyra crispata Kjellman 1897: 15 was not a red alga, but proved to be Monostroma nitidum Wittrock. They also note that Ueda (1932) applied the name P. crispata to a species of Porphyra distributed in the southern parts of Japan and that he gave a detailed description and figures. Okamura (1936) and Tanaka (1952) have used this name. A new name is necessary for P. crispata sensu Ueda.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), crisped, curled, or closely (finely) waved.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 April 2022

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