''Phyllospora'' is a genus of
seaweed
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 ...
s in the family
Seirococcaceae
The Seirococcaceae are a family of brown alga
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 ...
(among the
brown alga
Brown algae (singular: alga), comprising the class (biology), 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 ...
e).
Five species are currently accepted:
* ''
Phyllospora chamissoi
''Phyllospora'' is a genus of seaweeds in the family Seirococcaceae (among the brown algae).
Five species are currently accepted:
* '' Phyllospora chamissoi'' C.Agardh, 1839
* ''Phyllospora comosa
''Phyllospora comosa'', known as crayweed, ...
'' C.Agardh, 1839
* ''
Phyllospora comosa
''Phyllospora comosa'', known as crayweed, is a species of brown algae in the Seirococcaceae family that is a type of temperate seaweed forest important as habitat for many marine species and also for producing oxygen and capturing atmospheric c ...
'' (Labillardière) C.Agardh, 1839
* ''
Phyllospora obtusa
''Phyllospora'' is a genus of seaweeds in the family Seirococcaceae (among the brown algae).
Five species are currently accepted:
* ''Phyllospora chamissoi'' C.Agardh, 1839
* ''Phyllospora comosa
''Phyllospora comosa'', known as crayweed, ...
'' (Harvey) Endlicher
* ''
Phyllospora menziesii
''Phyllospora'' is a genus of seaweeds in the family Seirococcaceae (among the brown algae).
Five species are currently accepted:
* ''Phyllospora chamissoi'' C.Agardh, 1839
* ''Phyllospora comosa'' (Labillardière) C.Agardh, 1839
* ''Phyllospo ...
'' (Turner) C.Agardh, 1839 accepted as ''Egregia menziesii'' (Turner) Areschoug, 1876 (synonym)
* ''
Phyllospora quercifolia
''Phyllospora'' is a genus of seaweeds in the family Seirococcaceae (among the brown algae).
Five species are currently accepted:
* ''Phyllospora chamissoi'' C.Agardh, 1839
* ''Phyllospora comosa'' (Labillardière) C.Agardh, 1839
* ''Phyllospo ...
'' (Turner) Harvey (uncertain)
References
Fucales
Fucales genera
Taxa named by Carl Adolph Agardh
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