Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Limu Pahe`e, Limu Pahe'e
Description
Genus Porphyra
(Gr. porphyra : purple) A genus (of red or purple alagae) of the phylum Rhodophyta.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Biliphyta
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Rhodophyta
()
- Wettstein, 1922
- Red Algae
- Subphylum:
Macrorhodophytina
()
- T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Class:
Bangiophyceae
()
- Order:
Bangiales
()
-
- Family:
Bangiaceae
()
-
- Genus:
Porphyra
()
- C.A. Agardh, 1824, nom. cons.
- Specific epithet:
vietnamensis
- T. Tanaka & Pham-Hoàng Hô
- Botanical name: - Porphyra vietnamensis T. Tanaka & Pham-Hoàng Hô
- Specific epithet:
vietnamensis
- T. Tanaka & Pham-Hoàng Hô
- Genus:
Porphyra
(
- Family:
Bangiaceae
(
- Order:
Bangiales
(
- Class:
Bangiophyceae
(
- Subphylum:
Macrorhodophytina
(
- Phylum:
Rhodophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Biliphyta
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Synonyms
Porphyra vietnamensis T. Tanaka & Pham-Ho àng Ho
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name .
Similar Species
Members of the genus Porphyra
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 38 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:
P. amplissima (Beni-Tasa) · P. amplissima crassa (Beni-Tasa) · P. capensis (Porphyran) · P. crispata (Tsukushi-Amanori) · P. dentata (Iwa-Nori) · P. laciniata (Laver Slack) · P. laciniata livida (Laver Slack) · P. laciniata novae-zelandiae (Laver Slack) · P. laciniata umbilicata (Laver Slack) · P. lanceolata (Laverbread) · P. leucosticta (Limu Luan) · P. leucosticta atlantica (Limu Luan) · P. leucosticta elongata (Limu Luan) · P. leucosticta mediterranea (Limu Luan) · P. miniata (Red Nori) · P. nereocystis (Red Nori) · P. ochotensis (Ana-Amanori) · P. onoi (Ono-Nori) · P. perforata (California Laver) · P. pseudolinearis (Uruppui-Nori) · P. purpurea (Purple Laver) · P. purpurea umbilicata (Purple Laver) · P. suborbiculata (Tsu Choj) · P. tenera (Natsu-Nori) · P. tenera kjellmanii (Natsu-Nori) · P. tenera tamatsuensis (Natsu-Nori) · P. umbilicalis (Laver-Bread) · P. umbilicalis divisa (Laver-Bread) · P. umbilicalis novae-zelandiae (Laver-Bread) · P. umbilicalis pacifica (Laver-Bread) · P. umbilicalis pudica (Laver-Bread) · P. umbilicalis rosea (Laver-Bread) · P. umbilicalis simplex (Laver-Bread) · P. umbilicalis vulgaris (Laver-Bread) · P. variegata (Tomoe-Nori) · P. vietnamensis (Limu Pahe`e) · P. yezoensis (Open Sea Nori) · P. yezoensis coreana (Open Sea Nori)
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Further Reading
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal May 13, 2008:
- Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum: Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3909480
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Alg-1710
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13275907
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 182711
