Brown algae families

The Fucaceae are a family of brown algae, containing six genera: Ascophyllum Stackhouse – one species Fucus L. – 15 species Hesperophycus Setchell & Gardner – one species Pelvetia Decne. & Thur. – one species Pelvetiopsis N.L.Gardner – two species Silvetia E.Serrão, T.O.Cho, S.M.Boo & S.H.Brawley – three species

Laminariaceae is a family of brown algal seaweeds, many genera of which are popularly called "kelp". The table indicates the genera within this family. The family includes the largest known seaweeds: Nereocystis and Macrocystis.

Sargassaceae is a family of brown algae in the order Fucales.

Dictyotaceae is large family of brown algae (class Phaeophyceae). It is the only family in the monotypic order Dictyotales (). Members of this family generally prefer warmer waters than other brown algae and are prevalent in tropical and subtropical waters thanks to their many chemical defenses to ward off grazers. They display an isomorphic haplodiploid life cycle and are characterized by vegetative growth through a single apical cell. One genus in this family, Padina, is the only calcareous member of the brown algae. Lobophora variegata (= Pocockiella varieagata) often presents a beautiful b

Lessoniaceae are a family of kelp. Species of this family have a transition zone with the intercalary meristem subdivided so that there are a number of secondary stipes in addition to the primary stipe.

Ralfsiaceae is a family of brown algae in the order Ralfsiales.

Alariaceae are a family of brown algae in the order Laminariales.

Chordariaceae is a family of brown algae. Members of this family are may be filamentous, crustose with fused cells at the base, or they may be terete and differentiated into a central medulla and an outer photosynthetic cortex. They have a sporphytic thallus usually aggregated to form a pseudo-parenchyma.

Sporochnacaeae is the only family in the order Sporochnales in the brown algae (class Phaeophyceae). Member of this family are thread-like algae growing by means of an intercalary row of dome shaped cells at the base of the hairs.

Onslowiaceae is the only family in order Onslowiales in the brown algae (class Phaeophyceae). The family contains only the genera Onslowia and Verosphacela.

Sphacelariaceae is a family of algae belonging to the order Sphacelariales.

Syringodermataceae is a family of brown algae. It includes two genera, Microzonia and Syringoderma.

REDIRECT Chorda

Acinetosporaceae is a family of brown algae in the order Ectocarpales.

Cutleriaceae is a family of brown algae. It includes two genera, Cutleria and Zanardinia.

REDIRECT Choristocarpus

The Seirococcaceae are a family of brown algae, containing five genera:

Ectocarpaceae is a family of brown algae in the order Ectocarpales. It includes four genera, Ectocarpus, Kuckuckia, Pleurocladia, and Spongostema.

The Notheiaceae is a family of brown algae.

Desmarestiaceae is a family of brown algae, one of two families in the order Desmarestiales. The family gets its name from the genus Desmarestia, which is named after the French zoologist Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest (1784–1838).