Neopyropia Explained

Neopyropia is a disputed^[1] genus of foliose red algae of the family Bangiaceae described in 2020.

Species

As of 2024, the genus contains 12 confirmed species and 11 unconfirmed species.^[2]

Confirmed

• Neopyropia drachii (Feldmann) J.Brodie, 2020
• Neopyropia ishigecola (A.Miura) L.-E.Yang & J.Brodie, 2020
• Neopyropia kinositae (Y.Yamada & Tak.Tanaka) L.-E.Yang & J.Brodie, 2020
• Neopyropia koreana (M.S.Hwang & I.K.Lee) L.-E.Yang & J.Brodie, 2020
• Neopyropia leucosticta (Thuret) L.-E.Yang & J.Brodie, 2020
• Neopyropia parva (A.Vergés & N.Sánchez) L.-E.Yang & J.Brodie, 2020
• Neopyropia pulchella (Ackland, J.A.West, J. L.Scott & Zuccarello) L.-E.Yang & J.Brodie, 2020
• Neopyropia rakiura (W.A.Nelson) L.-E.Yang & J.Brodie, 2020
• Neopyropia retorta (S.M.Kim, H.G.Choi & H.S.Kim) L.-E.Yang & J.Brodie, 2020
• Neopyropia spatulata (T.Bray, Neefus & A.C.Mathieson) L.-E.Yang & J.Brodie, 2020
• Neopyropia submarina (Y.H.Koh & M.S.Kim) L.-E.Yang & J.Brodie, 2020
• Neopyropia tenuipedalis (A.Miura) L.-E.Yang & J.Brodie, 2020

Unconfirmed

These species are noted in recent scientific journals but not WoRMS. Four species listed below have not been formally described as of 2022.

• Neopyropia sp. DRB
• Neopyropia elongata
• Neopyropia fucicola
• Neopyropia katadae
• Neopyropia kuniedae
• Neopyropia lacerata
• Neopyropia sp. LYCN190
• Neopyropia moriensis
• Neopyropia novae-angliae
• Neopyropia sp. P10
• Neopyropia sp. STI
• Neopyropia tenera
• Neopyropia yezoensis (Ueda) L.-E.Yang & J.Brodie, 2020

Notes and References

1. Zuccarello . Giuseppe C. . Wen . Xianying . Kim . Gwang Hoon . Splitting blades: why genera need to be more carefully defined; the case for Pyropia (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) . Algae . 2022 . 37 . 3 . 208 . 10.4490/algae.2022.37.9.11 . zuccarello1. free .
2. Kim . Hyung-Seop . Choi . Han Gil . Hwang . Mi-Sook . Jeon . You Jin . Yarish . Charles . Kim . Jang Kyun . Concise review of the genus Neopyropia (Rhodophyta: Bangiales) . Journal of Applied Phycology . 3 June 2022 . 34 . 4 . 1809 . 10.1007/s10811-022-02776-1 . 2022JAPco..34.1805K . 22 May 2024 . jap1.