The Corallinaceae are one of the two extant Coralline families of

red algae Red algae, or Rhodophyta (, ; ), are one of the oldest groups of eukaryotic algae. The Rhodophyta also comprises one of the largest phyla of algae, containing over 7,000 currently recognized species with taxonomic revisions ongoing. The majority ...

; they are differentiated from the morphologically similar Sporolithaceae by their formation of grouped sporangial chambers, clustered into sori. The Corallinoideae is

monophyletic In cladistics for a group of organisms, monophyly is the condition of being a clade—that is, a group of taxa composed only of a common ancestor (or more precisely an ancestral population) and all of its lineal descendants. Monophyletic gro ...

; the other subfamilies form another monophyletic group.

Genera

The following genera are listed in the World Register of Marine Species: *Subfamily Amphiroideae **Genus '' Amphiroa'' J.V. Lamouroux, 1812 **Genus '' Lithothrix'' J.E. Gray, 1867 *Subfamily Corallinoideae **Genus '' Alatocladia'' (Yendo) Johansen, 1969 **Genus '' Arthrocardia'' Decaisne, 1842 **Genus ''

Bossiella ''Bossiella'' is a genus of coralline algae with 5 recognised species. It reproduces via conceptacles; individual thalli only produce conceptacles of a single sex. Species The valid species currently considered to belong to this genus are: * ...

'' P.C. Silva, 1957 **Genus ''

Calliarthron ''Calliarthron'' is a genus containing two species of thalloid intertidal alga. Specimens can reach around 30 cm in size. The thalli take a crustose form. The organisms lack secondary pit connections. ''Calliarthron'' reproduces by means of ...

'' Manza, 1937 **Genus ''

Cheilosporum ''Cheilosporum'' is a genus of red algae in the family Corallinaceae The Corallinaceae are one of the two extant Coralline families of red algae; they are differentiated from the morphologically similar Sporolithaceae by their formation of g ...

'' (Decaisne) Zanardini, 1844 **Genus '' Chiharaea'' Johansen, 1966 **Genus ''

Corallina ''Corallina'' is a genus of red seaweeds with hard, abrasive calcareous skeletons in the family Corallinaceae. They are stiff, branched plants with articulations. Species # '' Corallina aberrans'' (Yendo) K.R.Hind & G.W.Saunders # '' Coralli ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 **Genus '' Ellisolandia'' **Genus '' Haliptilon'' (Decaisne) Lindley, 1846 **Genus '' Jania'' J.V. Lamouroux, 1812 **Genus '' Marginisporum'' (Yendo) Ganesan, 1968 **Genus '' Pachyarthron'' Manza, 1937 **Genus '' Rhizolamiella'' Shevejko, 1982 **Genus '' Serraticardia'' (Yendo) P.C. Silva, 1957 **Genus '' Yamadaia'' Segawa, 1955 *Subfamily

Lithophylloideae The Lithophylloideae are a monophyletic subfamily of Corallinaceaen Coralline algae with uniporate conceptacle Conceptacles are specialized cavities of marine and freshwater algae that contain the reproductive organs. They are situated in the ...

**Genus '' Crodelia'' Heydrich, 1911 **Genus ''

Ezo (also spelled Yezo or Yeso) is the Japanese term historically used to refer to the lands to the north of the Japanese island of Honshu. It included the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, which changed its name from "Ezo" to "Hokkaidō" in 18 ...

'' Adey, Masaki & Akioka, 1974 **Genus ''

Lithophyllum ''Lithophyllum'' is a genus of thalloid red algae belonging to the family Corallinaceae. Fossil record This genus is known in the fossil record from the Silurian to the Quaternary (from about 418.7 to 0.0 million years ago). Fossils of sp ...

'' Philippi, 1837 **Genus '' Paulsilvella'' Woelkerling, Sartoni & Boddi, 2002 **Genus '' Titanoderma'' Nägeli in Nägeli & Cramer, 1858 *Subfamily Mastophoroideae **Genus '' Hydrolithon'' Foslie, 1909 **Genus '' Lesueuria'' Woelkerling & Ducker, 1987 **Genus '' Mastophora'' Decaisne, 1842 **Genus '' Metamastophora'' Setchell, 1943 **Genus '' Neogoniolithon'' Setchell & Mason, 1943 **Genus '' Paraspora'' Heydrich, 1900 **Genus '' Pneophyllum'' Kützing, 1843 **Genus '' Spongites'' Kützing, 1841 *Subfamily Metagoniolithoideae **Genus '' Metagoniolithon'' Weber-van Bosse, 1904 *Unassigned **Genus '' Archaeolithothamnion'' Foslie, 1898 **Genus '' Archaeolithothamnium'' Rothpletz, 1891 **Genus '' Dermatolithon'' Foslie, 1898 **Genus '' Fosliella'' M.A. Howe, 1920 **Genus '' Heteroderma'' Foslie, 1909 **Genus '' Litholepis'' **Genus '' Lithoporella'' (Foslie) Foslie, 1909 **Genus '' Masakia'' Kloszcova, 1987 **Genus '' Masakiella'' Guiry & Selivanova, 2007 **Genus '' Multisiphonia'' R. C. Tsao & Y. Z. Liang, 1974 **Genus '' Paracolonnella'' Y.Z. Liang & R.C. Tsao, 1974 **Genus '' Paraconophyton'' Y.Z. Liang & R.C. Tsao, 1974 **Genus '' Porolithon'' Foslie, 1909 **Genus '' Pseudogymnosolen'' Y.Z. Liang & R.C. Tsao, 1974 **Genus '' Pseudolithophyllum'' Marie Lemoine, 1913

References

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