Mikrosyphar porphyrae Kuckuck 1897
Publication Details
Mikrosyphar porphyrae Kuckuck 1897: 355, pl. IX [9]: figs 4–12
Published in: Kuckuck, P. (1897). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Meeresalgen, 3. Die Gattung Mikrosyphar Kuckuck. Wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen, N.F. 2: 349-359, pls IX, X.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Mikrosyphar is Mikrosyphar zosterae Kuckuck.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Helgoland; (Athanasiadis 1996: 155)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of or on the genus Porphyra (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 October 2024
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Taxonomic note
"Coppejans & Kling (1995[:204]) put forward the hypothesis that Mikrosiphar polysiphoniae and M. porphyrae were conspecific." (Cormaci et al. 2012: 182). - (27 August 2015) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 April 2025
