Porphyra tenera Kjellman, 1897a: 20–22, pl. 1: fig. 6; pl. 4: figs. 2–5; pl. V: figs. 22–26 (type locality: Japan).—Børgesen, 1942b: 6–7.— Biswas, 1948: 49.
Misapplied name (fide Børgesen, l.c.):
Porphyra umbilicalis (Linnaeus) Kützing forma purpurea.—Jadin, 1935: 161.
INDIAN OCEAN DISTRIBUTION: Mauritius.