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International Union for Conservation of Nature The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...
(IUCN) has evaluated the conservation status of 15 species within
Chromista Chromista is a biological kingdom consisting of single-celled and multicellular eukaryotic species that share similar features in their photosynthetic organelles (plastids). It includes all protists whose plastids contain chlorophyll ''c'', such ...
. The IUCN has not evaluated any
protist A protist () is any eukaryotic organism (that is, an organism whose cells contain a cell nucleus) that is not an animal, plant, or fungus. While it is likely that protists share a common ancestor (the last eukaryotic common ancestor), the exc ...
species other than those in Chromista. No Chromista subspecies or subpopulations have been evaluated. No evaluated Chromista species are confirmed to be
extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...
, but four are tagged as possibly extinct. the
New Zealand Threat Classification System The New Zealand Threat Classification System is used by the Department of Conservation to assess conservation priorities of species in New Zealand. The system was developed because the IUCN Red List, a similar conservation status system, had some ...
has evaluated 38 species of
macroalgae Seaweed, or macroalgae, refers to thousands of species of macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae. The term includes some types of ''Rhodophyta'' (red), ''Phaeophyta'' (brown) and ''Chlorophyta'' (green) macroalgae. Seaweed species such as k ...
as Threatened and 23 as Data Deficient. Some of these species are only of concern nationally.


IUCN evaluations


Critically Endangered (possibly extinct)

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Bifurcaria galapagensis ''Bifurcaria'' is a genus of brown algae seaweeds found on rocky North American and European shores and tidepools of the Atlantic Ocean. One species is also found on the shores of the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific, Pacific Ocean. Species *' ...
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Desmarestia tropica ''Desmarestia tropica'', sometimes called tropical acidweed, is a species of seaweed in the family Desmarestiaceae. It is critically endangered, possibly extinct, and one of only fifteen protists evaluated by IUCN. Endemic to the Galápagos Is ...
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Dictyota galapagensis ''Dictyota'' is a genus of brown seaweed in the family Dictyotaceae. Species are predominantly found in tropical and subtropical seas, and are known to contain numerous chemicals (diterpenes) which have potential medicinal value. As at the end of ...
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Spatoglossum schmittii ''Spatoglossum'' is a marine brown algal genus in the family Dictyotaceae, with a worldwide distribution For a description, see ''Spatoglossum'' Kützing, 1843. Some accepted species According to Algaebase: *'' Spatoglossum asperum'' J.Agardh ...
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Endangered

*'' Sargassum setifolium'' - string sargassum


Vulnerable

*'' Eisenia galapagensis'' - Galapagos kelp


Data Deficient

All are brown algae (
Phaeophyceae 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 ...
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Dictyotaceae Dictyotaceae is large family (biology), family of brown algae (class Phaeophyceae). Members of this family generally prefer warmer waters than other brown algae. ''Lobophora variegata'' (= ''Pocockiella varieagata'') often presents a beautiful b ...
, **'' Dictyopteris diaphana'' **''
Dictyota major ''Dictyota'' is a genus of brown seaweed in the family Dictyotaceae. Species are predominantly found in tropical and subtropical seas, and are known to contain numerous chemicals (diterpenes) which have potential medicinal value. As at the end of ...
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Padina concrescens Padina may refer to: Geography In Bulgaria * Padina, Kardzhali Province * Padina, Silistra Province * Padina, Varna Province In Romania * Padina, Buzău, a commune in Buzău County * Padina, a village in Amărăști Commune, Vâlcea County * P ...
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Spatoglossum ecuadoreanum ''Spatoglossum'' is a marine brown algal genus in the family Dictyotaceae, with a worldwide distribution For a description, see ''Spatoglossum'' Kützing, 1843. Some accepted species According to Algaebase: *'' Spatoglossum asperum'' J.Agardh ...
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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 ...
, **'' Zosterocarpus abyssicola'' *Of the
Sargassaceae Sargassaceae is a family of brown algae in the order Fucales The Fucales (fucoids) are an order in the brown algae (class Phaeophyceae). The list of families in the Fucales, as well as additional taxonomic information on algae, is publicly ac ...
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Sargassum albemarlense ''Sargassum'' is a genus of brown (class Phaeophyceae) macroalgae (seaweed) in the order Fucales. Numerous species are distributed throughout the temperate and tropical oceans of the world, where they generally inhabit shallow water and coral re ...
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Sargassum galapagense ''Sargassum'' is a genus of brown (class Phaeophyceae) macroalgae (seaweed) in the order Fucales. Numerous species are distributed throughout the temperate and tropical oceans of the world, where they generally inhabit shallow water and coral re ...
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Sargassum templetonii ''Sargassum'' is a genus of brown (class Phaeophyceae) macroalgae (seaweed) in the order Fucales. Numerous species are distributed throughout the temperate and tropical oceans of the world, where they generally inhabit shallow water and coral re ...
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Sporochnaceae Sporochnacaeae is the only family in the order Sporochnales in the 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 ...
, **'' Sporochnus rostratus''


NZTCS evaluations


Nationally Critical

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Range Restricted

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Caulerpa racemosa ''Caulerpa racemosa'' is a species of edible green alga, a seaweed in the family Caulerpaceae. It is commonly known as sea grapes (along with the related ''Caulerpa lentillifera'') and is found in many areas of shallow sea around the world. There ...
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Caulerpa sertulariodes ''Caulerpa'' is a genus of seaweeds in the family Caulerpaceae (among the green algae). They are unusual because they consist of only one cell with many nuclei, making them among the biggest single cells in the world. A species in the Mediterran ...
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Caulerpa webbiana ''Caulerpa webbiana'', commonly known as bottlebrush green seaweed, is a species of seaweed in the family ''Caulerpaceae''. The seaweed has an olive green to bright green thallus that spreads outward to around forming dense clumps on coral rubb ...
'' - Secure Overseas, One Location * ''
Chlidophyllon kaspar Erythrotrichiaceae is a 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 taxon ...
'' - One Location * '' Chordariopsis capensis'' - Data Poor, Secure Overseas * '' Chrysymenia? polydactyla'' - Data Poor, One Location * '' Codium geppiorum'' - Secure Overseas, One Location * '' Curdiea balthazar'' - One Location * '' Dichotomaria marginata'' - Secure Overseas, One Location * ''
Durvillaea ''Durvillaea'' is a genus of large brown algae in the monotypic family Durvillaeaceae. All members of the genus are found in the southern hemisphere, including Australia, New Zealand, South America, and various subantarctic islands. ''Durvillaea' ...
'' sp. Antipodes WELT A17080 - One Location * '' Durvillaea chathamensis'' - One Location * '' Galaxaura cohaerens'' - One Location * '' Galaxaura filamentosa'' - One Location * '' Galaxaura rugosa'' - One Location * '' Ganonema farinosa'' - One Location * ''
Gelidium allanii ''Gelidium'' is a genus of thalloid red algae comprising 134 species. Its members are known by a number of common names.Recorded common names are tengusa, makusa, genso, niu mau tsai, japansche scheleiachtige mos, steen-or klipbloem, hay tsay, ol ...
'' - Threatened Overseas * '' “Gelidium” ceramoides'' * '' Gelidium longipes'' - One Location * '' Gigartina'' sp. Bounty Is. - One Location * '' Gigartina dilatata'' - * '' Gigartina grandifida'' - One Location * '' Gigartina'' sp. Three Kings - One Location * '' Landsburgia ilicifolia'' - Data Poor, One Location * '' Landsburgia myricifolia'' - One Location * ''
Lessonia adamsiae Lessonia may refer to: * ''Lessonia'' (alga), a genus in the family Lessoniaceae * ''Lessonia'' (bird), a genus in the family Tyrannidae * ''Lessonia'', a synonym for '' Aglaura,'' a genus of hydrozoans {{genus disambiguation ...
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Lessonia brevifolia Lessonia may refer to: * ''Lessonia'' (alga), a genus in the family Lessoniaceae * ''Lessonia'' (bird), a genus in the family Tyrannidae * ''Lessonia'', a synonym for '' Aglaura,'' a genus of hydrozoans {{genus disambiguation ...
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Lessonia tholiformis Lessonia may refer to: * ''Lessonia'' (alga), a genus in the family Lessoniaceae * ''Lessonia'' (bird), a genus in the family Tyrannidae * ''Lessonia'', a synonym for '' Aglaura,'' a genus of hydrozoans {{genus disambiguation ...
'' - One Location * '' Marginariella parsonsii'' * '' Palmophyllum umbracola'' * '' Perisporochnus regalis'' - One Location * '' Predaea'' sp. - One Location * '' Psilosiphon scoparium'' - Threatened Overseas * '' Pterocladia lindaueri'' - One Location * '' Pyrophyllon cameronii'' - One Location * '' Sargassum johnsonii'' - One Location * '' Sonderopelta coriacea'' - Secure Overseas, One Location * '' Tricleocarpa cylindrica'' - Secure Overseas, One Location


Data Deficient

* '' Acrochaete endostraca'' * ''
Acrochaetium leptonemioides ''Acrochaetium'' is a genus of marine red alga. ; Names brought to synonymy ''Acrochaetium elegans'' (K.M.Drew) Papenfuss 1945Papenfuss, G.F. (1945). Review of the Acrochaetium-Rhodochorton complex of the red algae. University of California Publ ...
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Acrochaetium neozeelandicum ''Acrochaetium'' is a genus of marine red alga 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 speci ...
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Bangia ''Bangia'' is an extant genus of division Rhodophyta that grows in marine or freshwater habitats. ''Bangia'' has small thalli with rapid growth and high reproductive output, and exhibits behavior characteristic of r-selected species. The plants ...
'' spp. * '' Caulerpa fastigiata'' * '' Cephalocystis furcellata'' * '' Champiocolax'' sp. * ''
Codium perriniae ''Codium perriniae'' is a species of seaweed in the ''Codiaceae'' family. The firm medium green thallus is usually around tall and across. It is found in the upper sublittoral zone in rock pools and rock shelves rough to moderate water coast ...
'' * '' Codium platyclados'' - Threatened? Overseas * ''
Cutleria mollis ''Cutleria'' is the scientific name of two genera of organisms and may refer to: * ''Cutleria'' (alga), a genus of brown algae * ''Cutleria'' (animal), an extinct genus of synapsids {{Genus disambiguation ...
'' * '' Entocladia'' spp. * '' Epicladia testarum'' * ''
Erythrotrichia bangioides ''Erythrotrichia'' is a red algae genus in the family Erythrotrichiaceae. In Iceland, ''E. carnea'' is red listed as a vulnerable species A vulnerable species is a species which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservati ...
'' - One Location * '' Erythrotrichia hunterae'' - One Location * '' Giraudyopsis stellifera'' - Secure Overseas * '' Nemacystus novae-zelandiae'' * ''
Ochlochaete hystrix ''Ochlochaete'' is a genus of green algae in the family Ulvaceae Ulvaceae () is a widely distributed family of thin green algae having either a flat or a hollow tubular thallus, reproducing by the conjugation of planogametes or of zoospores, ...
'' * '' Ovillaria catenata'' * ''
Porphyra ''Porphyra'' is a genus of coldwater seaweeds that grow in cold, shallow seawater. More specifically, it belongs to red algae phylum of laver species (from which comes laverbread), comprising approximately 70 species.Brodie, J.A. and Irvine, ...
'' spp. * '' Porphyridium purpuream'' - Secure Overseas * '' Pseudobryopsis planktonica'' - One Location * '' Sebdenia lindaueri'' - One Location * ''
Syncoryne reinkei ''Syncoryne'' is a genus of green algae, in the family Ulvellaceae Ulvellaceae is a family of green algae in the order Ulvales Ulvales is an order of green alga The green algae (singular: green alga) are a group consisting of the Prasi ...
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See also

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List of fungi by conservation status , the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has evaluated the conservation status of 280 fungus species. Previously in the 2017-3 release, the IUCN evaluated the conservation status of 56 fungus species. One subspecies, that of ...


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