Roth, A.W. (1797), Catalecta botanica quibus plantae novae et minus cognitae describuntur atque illustrantur: 209-210, taf VI, fig 1 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: No type statement is found in Roth 1797.

Agardh, C.A. (1824), Systema algarum: 191 [basionym]

basionym of: Porphyra purpurea (Roth) C.Agardh legitimate

Silva, P.C., Basson, P.I. & Moe, R.L. (1996), Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: - [secondary reference]

Silva, P.C., Basson, P.I. & Moe, R.L. (1996), Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Porphyra purpurea (Roth) C.Agardh legitimate

ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011: - [secondary reference]

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