TABLE 1 in A taxonomic assessment of Pyropia hiemalis (Kylin) Varela-Álvarez, Guiry & Serrão, comb. nov. (Bangiaceae, Bangiophyceae)

TABLE 1. — Morphological characters of Porphyra linearis Greville and Pyropia hiemalis (Kylin) Varela-Álvarez, Guiry & Serrão, comb. nov., including the description in the original type.
Porphyra linearisP. linearisPyropia hiemalisPy. hiemalisGrevilleGrevillecomb. nov.comb. nov.Reference(s)Greville 1830Varela-Álvarez 2002;Kylin 1907This studythis studyAverage length (cm)3-5 inch (7-12 cm)2-15 cm6-25 cm1-6 cmAverage width (cm)½ inch (1.5 cm)0.5-3 cm1-6 cm0.1-0.7 cmColourReddish-purpleDark red to reddish-brownRed purple or deep red,Red/brownvery shinyShapeLinear or linear-lanceolate. Linear to pear shaped onThallus narrow, extendedLinear to pear shaped onMargin slightly wavedthe baselongitudinallythe baseAttachmentVery minute diskHoldfast clearly separated–Holdfast clearly separatedfrom the thallus. Shortfrom the thallusstipe of 1 mm length and1 mm ØCell layer–1–1ReproductionOval granules, notMainly monoecious butDioecious, occasionallyOnly female plantsarranged in a quaternate sometime dioeciousmonoecious. Marginal,mannersimilar to P. laciniataReproduction bodiesPartly scattered, partly inMarginal. Male sorus paleAntheridia and sporocarpsFemale gametes andlinesyellow edge. Femalelongitudinally extendedzygotosporessorus: red edge on thebaseHabitat (Exposure)On rocks and stones, highOn rocks, high littoral, very Zone-forming NemalionHalf exposed, 1 mwater markwave exposed areaformationSeasonalityApril to MayOctober to MayOctober to FebruaryWinterLocalityEnglandSweden, Ireland, Britain,SwedenSwedenGermany, PortugalZygotosporangial–16 (4*2*2)––arrangementSpermatangial–64 (2*4*8)––arrangementFrond thickness (µm)–36-7455-65 (mid part)–65-75 (lower part)Zygotospore diameter (µm) –12.2+ –2.3––Spermatia diameter (µm)–4.56+ –0.8––