MBDP-NI: Porphyra amethystea- Species account

Porphyra amethystea (Roth) C.Agardh, 1824

Distribution Map from NBN: Porphyra amethystea at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Porphyra amethystea at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

GBIF data for Porphyra purpurea

WoRMS: Porphyra amethystea at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Porphyra purpurea (Roth) C.Agardh, 1824. AphiaID: 144434.

Classification: Biota; Plantae; Biliphyta; Rhodophyta; Eurhodophytina; Bangiophyceae; Bangiophycidae; Bangiales; Bangiaceae; Porphyra

Morton, O., Keatley, L. & Morrow, C.C. & Picton, B.E. (2025). Porphyra amethystea. (Roth) C.Agardh, 1824. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZM840. Accessed on 2026-07-23