''Leathesia'' 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 ...
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Species:
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Leathesia berkeleyi
''Leathesia'' is a genus of brown algae belonging to the family Chordariaceae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Leathesia berkeleyi''
*''Leathesia difformis''
*''Leathesia marina
''Leathesia'' is a genus of brown alga ...
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Leathesia difformis
''Leathesia difformis'', is a synonym for ''Leathesia marina'' (Lyngbye) Decaisne, 1842, commonly known as the sea cauliflower and the sea potato. It is a species of littoral brown algae in the class Phaeophyceae and the order Ectocarpales whic ...
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Leathesia marina
''Leathesia'' is a genus of brown algae belonging to the family Chordariaceae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Leathesia berkeleyi''
*''Leathesia difformis
''Leathesia difformis'', is a synonym for ''Leathesia marina' ...
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Leathesia mucosa''
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Leathesia nana''
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Leathesia umbellata''
References
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Chordariaceae
Brown algae genera