Porphyra purpurea
| Porphyra purpurea | |
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| Porphyra purpurea herbarium sheet | |
Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Bangiophyceae |
| Order: | Bangiales |
| Family: | Bangiaceae |
| Genus: | Porphyra |
| Species: | P. purpurea
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| Binomial name | |
| Porphyra purpurea (Roth) C. Agardh
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Porphyra purpurea is a medium-sized marine algae in the division Rhodophyta.
Description[edit]
This red algae consists of a single membranous layer of cells forming a blade attached by a disk holdfast. It grows to a length of 20 to 50 cm long.[1][2] The blade has the texture of a thin polythene sheet.[3]
Habitat[edit]
They are littoral, growing on rock, pebbles, limpets and barnacles.[4]
Distribution[edit]
Recorded from Canada and Europe.[5] Common in Great Britain, Ireland and Isle of Man.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Smith, G.M. 1955. Cryptogamic Botany. Volume 1 Algae and Fungi. Second Edition. p298. McGraw-Hill Book Company,Inc
- ^ Newton, L. 10931. A Handbook of the British Seaweeds. London, British Museum
- ^ Jones, W.E. 1962. A Key to the genera of British seaweeds. Field Studies. Volume 1 (4) pp. 1 - 32
- ^ a b Hardy, F.G. and Guiry, M.D. 2003. A Checklist and Atlas of the Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland. British Psychological Society ISBN 0-9527115-16
- ^ Morton, O. 2003.no 27. The marine macroalgae of County Donegal, Ireland. Bulletin of Irish biogeographical Society