Species under Porphyra
n= 12
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Porphyra capensis
Kützing
Cape laver Southeast Atlantic
Porphyra columbina
Montagne
Southeast Pacific
Porphyra dioica
Brodie & Irvine
Northeast Atlantic
Porphyra endiviifolium
(Gepp & Gepp) Chamberlain, 1963
Purple laver Pacific and Atlantic Antarctic
Porphyra gardneri
(Smith & Hollenberg)
Kelp-fringing nori Eastern Pacific
Porphyra leucosticta
Thuret
Mediterranean Sea
Porphyra linearis
Greville
Mediterranean Sea
Porphyra nereocystis
Anderson, 1892
Bull-kelp nori Eastern Pacific
Porphyra perforata
Agardh, 1883
Eastern Pacific
Porphyra purpurea
(Roth) Agardh, 1824
Northeast Atlantic
Porphyra tenera
Kjellman
To be filled
Porphyra umbilicalis
(Linnaeus) Kützing
Sloke slake Southeast Pacific
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