Porphyra purpurea

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Porphyra purpurea
Porphyra purpurea herbarium sheet
Porphyra purpurea herbarium sheet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Bangiophyceae
Order: Bangiales
Family: Bangiaceae
Genus: Porphyra
Species:
P. purpurea
Binomial name
Porphyra purpurea
(Roth) C. Agardh

Porphyra purpurea is a species of red algae in the order Bangiales.

This red alga consists of a single membranous layer of cells forming a blade attached by a disk holdfast. It grows to a length of 20 to 50 cm long.[1][2] The blade has the texture of a thin polythene sheet.[3]

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