Porphyra linearis

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Porphyra linearis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Bangiophyceae
Order: Bangiales
Family: Bangiaceae
Genus: Porphyra
Species:
P. linearis
Binomial name
Porphyra linearis
Greville

Porphyra linearis is a red alga found in the coastal waters of Japan. It has only four chromosomes (2n=4) [1] [ clarification needed ] a very low number shared only with the unrelated Haplopappus gracilis .[ citation needed ]

References

  1. Dangeard, Pierre (June 1927). "Recherches sur les Bangia et les Porphyra". Le Botaniste. 18 (5): 223.