Porphyra vietnamensis Tak.Tanaka & P.H.Hô 1962

Pyropia vietnamensis (Tak.Tanaka & P.H.Hô) J.E.Sutherland & Monotilla

Current name: Pyropia vietnamensis (Tak.Tanaka & P.H.Hô) J.E.Sutherland & Monotilla
Hawaii; on rock; scale 2 cm - 12 August 2011. J.M. Huisman

Publication Details
Porphyra vietnamensis Tak.Tanaka & P.H.Hô 1962: 34, figs 10, 11

Published in: Tanaka, T. & Pham-Hoang, H. (1962). Notes of some marine algae from Viet-Nam - I. Memoirs of the Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University 11: 24-40, 14 figs.

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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 Pyropia vietnamensis (Tak.Tanaka & P.H.Hô) J.E.Sutherland & Monotilla.

Source of Synonymy
Santiañez, W.J.E. & Wynne M.J. (2022). Proposal to transfer some taxa under Phycocalidia Santiañez & M.J.Wynne to Pyropia J.Agardh (Bangiaceae, Rhodophyta). Notulae Algarum 258: 1-2, no figs.

Type Information
Type locality: Vung-Tau (Cap St. Jacques), Vietnam; (Sutherland et al. 2011: 1145) Holotype: Pham-Hoang Ho; January 1960; SAP; 052157 (Sutherland et al. 2011: 1145) Notes: Vung-Tan, Vietnam (Silva et al. 1996: 94).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 26 September 2022

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Taxonomic note
Abbott (1999) includes in this entity Hawaiian specimens which show morphological features typical of Porphyra pujalsiae Coll et Oliveira and Porphyra acanthophora Oliveira et Coll. According to Silva et al. (1996), the name Porphyra naiadum has been misapplied to this species by Sreeramulu (1952b: 285-286). According to Silva et al. (1996), the name Porphyra tenera has been misapplied to this species by Børgesen (1937b: 319), Srinivasan (1961a: 226), Dixit (1966: 10), Srinivasan (1973: 10, pl. X), Dixit (1980: 69) - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 September 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 February 2025

 
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