''Gloiopeltis'' is a genus 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 ...
belonging to the family
Endocladiaceae.
The species of this genus are found in Northern America and Eastern Asia.
Species:
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Gloiopeltis complanata''
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Gloiopeltis furcata
''Gloiopeltis furcata,'' commonly known as glueweed, jelly moss and fukuro-funori (Japan), is a marine algae, marine alga that is widely distributed in the North Pacific Ocean, along the shorelines of China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and the Pacific ...
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Gloiopeltis tenax''
References
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Gigartinales
Red algae genera