A review of the current taxonomic status of foliose Bangiales (Rhodophyta) in the Philippines Author Dumilag, Richard V. Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Arts and Sciences, Far Eastern University, Nicanor Reyes Sr. St., Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines 1015 & Institute of Biology, College of Science, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines 1101 Author Aguinaldo, Zae-Zae A. Marine Genomics and Molecular Genetics Laboratory, The Marine Science Institute, College of Science, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines 1101 Author Mintu, Cynthia B. Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Arts and Sciences, Far Eastern University, Nicanor Reyes Sr. St., Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines 1015 Author Quinto, Myrna P. Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Arts and Sciences, Far Eastern University, Nicanor Reyes Sr. St., Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines 1015 Author Ame, Evelyn C. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Regional Office No. 2, Carig, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines 3500 Author Andres, Rolando C. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Regional Office No. 2, Carig, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines 3500 Author Monotilla, Wilberto D. National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, College of Science, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines 1101 Author Yap, Sandra L. Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Arts and Sciences, Far Eastern University, Nicanor Reyes Sr. St., Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines 1015 Author Cao, Ernelea P. Institute of Biology, College of Science, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines 1101 Author Vital, Pierangeli G. Institute of Biology, College of Science, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines 1101 Author Fontanilla, Ian Kendrich C. Institute of Biology, College of Science, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines 1101 text Phytotaxa 2017 2017-07-04 312 1 47 59 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.312.1.3 journal article 10.11646/phytotaxa.312.1.3 1179-3163 Porphyra umbilicalis Kützing (1843: 383) [ Ang et al. 2014: 23 ] Type : BM No. 000769632, Easdale, Argyll, Scotland (from the back of a limpet), 23.vii.1998 , colls. J . Brodie & P . K . Hayes, with a cox 1 sequence (Genbank accession number: DQ442891) reported in Robba et al. (2006) Philippine record of distribution: Manila Bay. Note: Ulva umbilicalis Linnaeus (1753: 1163) is currently recognized as the basionym of Po. umbilicalis ( Brodie et al. 2008 ) . The reduction of the Philippine record of U. umbilicalis to Po. umbilicalis ( Ang et al. 2014 ) is unsubstantiated. The only Philippine specimen identified as U. umbilicalis was collected from Manila Bay by Blanco (1837 , 1845 , 1879 ). The same material used by the former was later described by Martens (1868: 47) as Zonaria gymnospora , now Padina gymnospora (Kützing) Sonder (1871: 47) . Later, Merill (1905, 1918) identified Blanco’s material as Padina australis Hauck (1887: 44) . The current accepted taxonomic name for Blanco’s U. umbilicalis specimen is P. australis , whose distribution is common throughout the Philippines ( Silva et al. 1987 ).