''Cladosiphon'' is a genus of

brown algae Brown algae (singular: alga), comprising the class Phaeophyceae, are a large group of multicellular algae, including many seaweeds located in colder waters within the Northern Hemisphere. Brown algae are the major seaweeds of the temperate and po ...

belonging to the family

Chordariaceae 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 spor ...

. The genus has

cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...

. Species: *'' Cladosiphon cylindricus'' *'' Cladosiphon erythraeus'' *'' Cladosiphon irregularis'' *'' Cladosiphon lubricus'' *'' Cladosiphon mediterraneus'' *'' Cladosiphon novae-caledoniae'' *'' Cladosiphon novae-calendoniae'' *'' Cladosiphon occidentalis'' *''

Cladosiphon okamuranus is a type of edible seaweed in the genus ''Cladosiphon'', naturally found in Okinawa, Japan. Most mozuku is now farmed by locals, and sold to processing factories. The main use of mozuku is as food, and as a source of one type of sulfated po ...

'' *'' Cladosiphon zosterae''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q18340110 Chordariaceae Brown algae genera