Porphyra aeodis N.J.Griffin, Bolton & Anderson 1999
Current name:
Pyropia aeodis (N.J.Griffin, J.J. Bolton & R.J.Anderson) J.E.Sutherland
Low intertidal, Scarbourgh, Cape Peninsula, South Africa; general thallus morphology with central discoid holdfast. - 02 April 2017. Dave Dyer
Publication Details
Porphyra aeodis N.J.Griffin, Bolton & Anderson 1999: 506, figs 1-15
Published in: Griffin, N.J., Bolton, J.J. & Anderson, R.J. (1999). Porphyra aeodis sp. nov. (Bangiales, Rhodophyta), an epiphyte of Aeodes orbitosa from South Africa. European Journal of Phycology 34: 505-512, 15 figs, 2 tables.
Request PDFType 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 aeodis (N.J.Griffin, J.J. Bolton & R.J.Anderson) J.E.Sutherland.
Source of Synonymy
Sutherland, J.E., Lindstrom, S.C., Nelson, W.A., Brodie, J., Lynch, M.D., Hwang, M.S., Choi, H.-G., Miyata, M., Kikuchi, N., Oliveira, M.C., Farr, T., Neefus, C., Mols-Mortensen, A. Milstein, D. & Müller, K.M. (2011). A new look at an ancient order: generic revision of the Bangiales (Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology 47(5): 1131-1151.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Kommetjie, Cape Peninsula, South Africa; (Griffin, Bolton & Anderson 1999: 507) Holotype: N.J.Griffin; 16 May 1995; epiphytic on Aeodis orbitosa; BOL; (Griffin, Bolton & Anderson 1999: 507) Notes: Isotypes: NJG-190, NJG-191 (BOL).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 January 2002 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 08 June 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 June 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025
