Porphyra fallax subsp. conwayae S.C.Lindstrom & K.M.Cole 1992

Publication Details
Porphyra fallax subsp. conwayae S.C.Lindstrom & K.M.Cole 1992: 443, figs 14, 31-37

Published in: Lindstrom, S.C. & Cole, K.M. (1992). The Porphyra lanceolata - P. pseudolanceolata (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) complex unmasked: recognition of new species based on isoenzymes, morphology, chromosomes and distributions. Phycologia 31(5): 431-448.

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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 conwayae (S.C.Lindstrom & K.M.Cole) S.C.Lindstrom.

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
Type locality: Point No Point (Glacier Point), Vancouver I., British Columbia, Canada; Type: Elsie Conway; June. 21. 1970; UBC; A43066 Notes: Isotype: UBC (A43067) (Sutherland et al. 2011).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 14 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 13 January 2012

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 January 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025

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