Porphyra umbilicalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bangiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Rhodophyta Subdivisio: Rhodophytina Classis: Bangiophyceae Ordo: Bangiales

Familiae: Bangiaceae
Genus: Porphyra
Species: Porphyra umbilicalis

Name

Porphyra Kützing, 1843

Type locality: Scotland: Easdale, Argyll. Neotype: J. Brodie & P.K. Hayes; 23 July 1998; From the back of a limpet. BM 000769632 (Brodie et al. 2008: 1330).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Porphyra laciniata f. umbilicalis (Kützing) Kleen, 1874
Heterotypic
- Ulva umbilicalis Linnaeus, 1753
- Ulva umbilicata S.F.Gray, 1821
- Ulva latissima var. umbilicalis (Linnaeus) C.Agardh, 1823
- Porphyra laciniata var. umbilicalis C.Agardh, 1829
- Porphyra umbilicata Ruprecht, 1850
- Porphyra umbilicalis (Linnaeus) J.Agardh, 1883, nom. illeg.
- Wildemania laciniata (Lightfoot) De Toni, 1892
- Wildemania umbilicalis (Linnaeus) De Toni, 1897
- Porphyra umbilicalis f. epiphytica Collins, 1903
- Wildemania laciniata var. umbilicalis (Linnaeus) Malard ex Chalon, 1905
- Porphyra insolita Kornmann & Sahling, 1991

References

Kützing, F.T. 1843. Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus. xxiv+458 pp. BHL Reference page. : 383
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2017. Porphyra umbilicalis. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 27 July 2017.

Vernacular names

Cymraeg: Bara lawr
Deutsch: Nabel-Purpurtang
English: purple laver
español: Laver
Gàidhlig: Slòcan
norsk bokmål: Fjærehinne
Scots: Slake
svenska: Purpurtång

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