Portieria spinulosa (Kützing) P.C.Silva 1987
Publication Details
Portieria spinulosa (Kützing) P.C.Silva 1987: 129
Published in: Silva, P.C., Meñez, E.G. & Moe, R.L. (1987). Catalog of the benthic marine algae of the Philippines. Smithsonian Contributions to Marine Sciences 27: [i-ii] iii-iv, 1-179, 2 figs, 1 table.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Portieria is Portieria coccinea Zanardini.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Chondrococcus spinulosus Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: New Caledonia; (Silva & al. 1996: 217) Type: Vieillard; L; 940,284-248 (barcode L 0194028) (Millar & Prud'homme van Reine 2005: 540) Notes: Type: Vieillard # 2034. Millar & Prud'homme van Reine (2005: 540) note that there are two specimens representing the same species on the type sheet and it is difficult to determine exactly which one has been used by Kützing to prepare fig. 32a.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spinulose (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 February 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 February 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025
