Reddish-colored Algae without Flagella –
Archaeplastida – Rhodophyta

Observations on Porphyridium purpureum

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Porphyridium purpureum (Bory) K.M.Drew & R.Ross 1965

Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: Phytoconis purpurea Bory 1797

Add’l Synonyms: Byssus purpurea Lamarck 1778
                               Byssus purpurea Lamarck 1778
                               Tremella cruenta Smith 1807
                               Olivia cruenta (Smith) S.F.Gray 1821
                               Chaos sanguinarius Bory ex Desmazières 1823
                               Palmella cruenta (Smith) C.Agardh 1824 (Smith) C.Agardh 1824
                               Coccochloris cruenta (Smith) Sprengel 1827
                               Phytoconis cruenta (J.E.Smith) Trevisan 1842
                               Merrettia purpurea (Bory) Trevisan 1848
                               Sarcoderma sanguineum Ehrenberg ????
                               Porphyridium cruentum (S.F.Gray) Nägeli 1849
                               Aphanocapsa cruenta Hansgirg 1885
                               Porphyridium marinum Kylin 1937
                               Rhodella purpureum (Bory) B.F.Zheng & J.Li 2009

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Place name: Protist culture SAG Göttingen (Germany)
Latitude: 51.53138716 Longitude: 9.939193725

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Observations on Porphyridium purpureum

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