Red algae genera

Champia is a genus of red algae in the family Champiaceae, first described in 1809 by Nicaise Auguste Desvaux

genus of algae

Griffithsia is a genus of red algae in the family Wrangeliaceae.

Rhodymenia is a genus of red algae, containing the following species:

Furcellaria is a genus of red algae. It is a monotypic genus, the only species being Furcellaria lumbricalis, which has commercial importance as a raw material for carrageenan production. It is mainly harvested from the waters of Denmark and Canada.

Pseudobangia is a genus of filamentous red algae of the family Bangiaceae.

Gastroclonium is a genus of red algae (Rhodophyta) in the family Champiaceae. , according to AlgaeBase, it comprises the following species:

Atractophora is a monotypic genus of red algae of the family Atractophoraceae (within the Order Atractophorales). It only contains one known species Atractophora hypnoides .

Sirodotia Kylin (1912) is a genus of freshwater red alga in the Batrachospermaceae family, found in temperate and tropical waters. It was first described by Kylin in 1912.

Metagoniolithon is a genus of red algae belonging to the family Corallinaceae.

genus of algae

Erythrotrichia is a red algae genus in the family Erythrotrichiaceae. In Iceland, E. carnea is red listed as a vulnerable species (VU). ==Species== Erythrotrichia contains 32 species.

Wildemania is a genus of foliose red algae of the family Bangiaceae. ==Species== Wildemania contains eight species as of 2024. Wildemania abyssicola (Kjellman) Mols-Mortensen & J.Brodie, 2012 Wildemania amplissima (Kjellman) Foslie, 1891 Wildemania miniata (C.Agardh) Foslie, 1891 Wildemania norrisii (V.Krishnamurthy) S.C.Lindstrom, 2011 Wildemania occidentalis (Setchell & Hus) S.C.Lindstrom, 2011 Wildemania schizophylla (Hollenberg) S.C.Lindstrom Wildemania tenuissima (Strömfelt) De Toni, 1897 Wildemania variegata (Hollenberg) De Toni, 1890

Thorea is a genus of fresh water algae in the division Rhodophyta (red algae). Thorea is a small alga with filaments up to 200 cm long, dark green in colour and not red as are marine Rhodophyta. The filaments have only as few secondary branches.

Ptilonia (Harvey) J. Agardh, 1863 is a genus of red algae in the family Bonnemaisoniaceae.

Catenella is a genus of red algae belonging to the family Caulacanthaceae.

genus of algae

Plocamium is a genus of red algae in the family Plocamiaceae. It contains around 40 species and has a cosmopolitan distribution in temperate seas, although it is most diverse in the Southern Hemisphere. It is widely distributed in tropical and also warm-temperate and cold-temperate seas, such as northern Europe, the northern Arabian Sea and western Australia. They are also found in the Antarctic regions of Admiralty Bay (maritime Antarctica, Antarctic Peninsula) and Terra Nova Bay (in the Ross Sea).

Adamsiella is a genus of red alga closely related to the genus Lenormandia. The holotype species for the genus is Adamsiella melchiori L.E. Phillips & W.A. Nelson.

Schizoseris is a genus of marine red algae.

Apoglossum is a genus of red algae belonging to the family Delesseriaceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.

Meristotheca is a widely distributed genus of red algae some of whose species are eaten as edible seaweed. In particular, the type species, M. papulosa is a popular vegetable in Taiwan and Japan.

Chylocladia is a genus of red algae belonging to the family Champiaceae.

Callithamnion is a genus of algae belonging to the family Callithamniaceae.

Portieria is a genus of red algae in the family Rhizophyllidaceae.

Kallymenia is a genus of red algae belonging to the family Kallymeniaceae.

genus of algae

Entwisleia is a monotypic genus in the red algae family, Entwisleiaceae. There is just one species (the type species) in this genus, Entwisleia bella, from south-eastern Tasmania and represents both a new family and a new order (Entwisleiales) in the Nemaliophycidae.

Chroodactylon is a genus of red algae belonging to the family Stylonemataceae.

Claudea is a marine red alga genus.

Abroteia is a genus of red algae.

Hypnea is a genus of red algae, and a well known carrageenophyte (plant producing polysaccharide carrageenan).

Halymenia a genus of a macroscopic red algae that grows in oceans worldwide.

Gelidiella is a genus of red algae (phylum Rhodophyta). Worldwide there are 22 species of Gelidiella, mostly tropical and subtropical. Gelidiella and Gelidium are now both united into one order Gelidiales.

Sporolithon is a genus of red coralline algae in the family Sporolithaceae, in the order Corallinales.

Cruoriella is a genus of red algae in the family Peyssonneliaceae.

Caloglossa is a genus of algae in the Delesseriaceae.

Choreocolax is a genus of red algae in the order Ceramiales

Titanophora is a genus of seaweeds belonging to family Schizymeniaceae of the order Nemastomatales.

Gloiopeltis is a genus of red algae belonging to the family Endocladiaceae.

Apophlaea is a genus of thalloid algae that is endemic to New Zealand. Species in the genus are found in the high intertidal zone on New Zealand's coasts. Specimens can reach around 15 cm in size. The thalli take a crustose form, but also contain upright, branching frond-like protrusions that reach 5–8 cm in height. Secondary pit connections and secondary pit connectionsare present in the organisms. Apophlaea reproduces by means of conceptacles; it produces tetraspores.

Dudresnaya is a genus of red algae.

Gymnothamnion is a red alga genus in the family Wrangeliaceae.

Dotyophycus is a genus of red algae, from the family Liagoraceae, characterised by a "terete, dichotomously divided, calcified thallus." It can be recognised by its reproductive features, particularly the gonimoblast that follows fertilization and the absence of sterile cells in mature cystocarp. Visually it is distinguished by its "almost creamy-white" appearance derived from its outer mucilage and calcification.

genus of algae

Mastocarpus is a genus of red algae belonging to the family Phyllophoraceae.

Lomentaria is a genus of red algae, containing the following species: Lomentaria articulata Lyngb. Lomentaria caespitosa (Harv.) V.J.Champm. & Dromgoole

Halosaccion is a genus of red algae belonging to the family Palmariaceae.