''Pylaiella littoralis'' is a species of
alga belonging to the family
Acinetosporaceae
Acinetosporaceae is a family of brown algae in the order Ectocarpales
Ectocarpales is a very large order in the brown algae (class Phaeophyceae). The order includes families with pseudoparenchymatous (Splachnidiaceae) or true parenchymatou ...
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Synonym:
* ''Conferva littoralis'' Linnaeus (=
basionym
In the scientific name of organisms, basionym or basyonym means the original name on which a new name is based; the author citation of the new name should include the authors of the basionym in parentheses. The term "basionym" is used in both botan ...
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* ''Pilayella littoralis''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q16411000
Ectocarpales