MSBIAS taxon details
Porphyra purpurea (Roth) C.Agardh, 1824
144434 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:144434)
accepted
Species
Porphyra amethystea Kützing, 1843 · unaccepted (synonym)
Porphyra purpureo-violacea (Roth) V.Krishnamurthy, 1972 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine
(of ) Roth, A.W. (1797). Catalecta Botanica (Quibus plantae novae et minus cognitae describuntur atque illustrantur). Fasc. 1. <em>Lipseae.</em> 244 pp., 8 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56933819
page(s): 209, pl. 6: fig. 1 [details]
page(s): 209, pl. 6: fig. 1 [details]
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Porphyra purpurea (Roth) C.Agardh, 1824. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144434 on 2026-01-13
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Porphyra purpurea (Roth) C.Agardh, 1824. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144434 on 2026-01-13
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original description
(of Porphyra amethystea Kützing, 1843) Kützing, F. T. (1843). Phycologia generalis : oder Anatomie. <em>Physiologie und Systemkunde der tange.</em> [part 1]: [i]-xxxii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.4746 [details]
original description (of ) Roth, A.W. (1797). Catalecta Botanica (Quibus plantae novae et minus cognitae describuntur atque illustrantur). Fasc. 1. <em>Lipseae.</em> 244 pp., 8 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56933819
page(s): 209, pl. 6: fig. 1 [details]
basis of record Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Sears, J.R. (ed.). 1998. NEAS keys to the benthic marine algae of the northeastern coast of North America from Long Island Sound to the Strait of Belle Isle. Northeast Algal Society. 163 p. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
new combination reference Agardh, C.A. (1823). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. <em>Lund.</em> 399-531. [details]
original description (of ) Roth, A.W. (1797). Catalecta Botanica (Quibus plantae novae et minus cognitae describuntur atque illustrantur). Fasc. 1. <em>Lipseae.</em> 244 pp., 8 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56933819
page(s): 209, pl. 6: fig. 1 [details]
basis of record Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Sears, J.R. (ed.). 1998. NEAS keys to the benthic marine algae of the northeastern coast of North America from Long Island Sound to the Strait of Belle Isle. Northeast Algal Society. 163 p. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
new combination reference Agardh, C.A. (1823). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. <em>Lund.</em> 399-531. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | purple laverlaver | [details] |
Published in AlgaeBase 
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Porphyra amethystea Kützing, 1843)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Porphyra purpureo-violacea (Roth) V.Krishnamurthy, 1972)
To Barcode of Life (59 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Porphyra amethystea Kützing, 1843)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Porphyra purpurea)
To GenBank (288 nucleotides; 897 proteins)
To PESI (from synonym Porphyra amethystea Kützing, 1843)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Porphyra purpureo-violacea (Roth) V.Krishnamurthy, 1972)
To ITIS
Published in AlgaeBase
(from synonym Porphyra amethystea Kützing, 1843)Published in AlgaeBase
(from synonym Porphyra purpureo-violacea (Roth) V.Krishnamurthy, 1972)To Barcode of Life (59 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Porphyra amethystea Kützing, 1843)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Porphyra purpurea)
To GenBank (288 nucleotides; 897 proteins)
To PESI (from synonym Porphyra amethystea Kützing, 1843)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Porphyra purpureo-violacea (Roth) V.Krishnamurthy, 1972)
To ITIS
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