Porphyridium

See also: porphyridium

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Porphyridium n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Porphyridiaceae – used to produce sulphated polysaccharides, arachidonic acid, and phycoerythrin.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Biliphyta – subkingdom; Rhodophyta – phylum; Rhodellophytina - subdivision; Porphyridiophyceae - class; Porphyridiales - order; Porphyridiaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Porphyridium purpureum (syn. Porphyridium cruentum) - type species; Porphyridium aerugineum, Porphyridium sordidum, Porphyridium wittrockii - other species

References

• Porphyridium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Porphyridium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Porphyridium at AlgaeBase
• Porphyridium at World Register of Marine Species
• Porphyridium at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Porphyridium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Porphyridium available from http://www.irmng.org at VLIZ.03 Rees, T. (compiler) (2017). The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera