Solieriaceae is a family 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 ...
in the order
Gigartinales
Gigartinales is a red algae order in the class Florideophyceae
Florideophyceae is a class of red algae. They were once thought to be the only algae to bear pit connections, but these have since been found in the filamentous stage of the Bang ...
.
Type species - ''Solieria''
Genera
As accepted by
AlgaeBase
AlgaeBase is a global species database of information on all groups of algae, both marine and freshwater, as well as sea-grass.
History
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Agardhiella'' - 5 spp.
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Betaphycus'' - 2 spp.
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Eucheuma
''Eucheuma'', commonly known as gusô (), is a rhodophyte seaweed that may vary in color (red, brown, and green). ''Eucheuma'' species are used in the production of carrageenan, an ingredient for cosmetics, food processing, and industrial manufac ...
'' - 26 spp.
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Eucheumatopsis'' - 2 spp.
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Euryomma'' - 1 sp.
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Flahaultia'' - 3 spp.
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Gardneriella'' - 1 sp.
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Kappaphycopsis'' - 1 sp.
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Kappaphycus
''Kappaphycus'' is a genus of red algae. Species are distributed in the waters of East Africa, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hainan Island, the Philippines, and Micronesia.Guiry, M. D. In: Guiry, M. D. & G. M. Guiry. 2013''Kappaphycus''.AlgaeBase. Nationa ...
'' - 5 spp.
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Melanema'' - 1 sp.
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Meristotheca'' - 16 spp.
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Mimica'' - 2 spp.
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Sarcodiotheca'' - 12 spp.
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Sarconema'' - 3 spp.
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Solieria'' - 10 spp.
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Tacanoosca'' - 1 sp.
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Tepoztequiella'' - 2 spp.
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Tikvahiella'' - 1 sp.
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Wurdemannia'' - 1 sp.
References
External links
Red algae families
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