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Rhodomelaceae Horaninow, 1847

143674  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:143674)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Biliphyta (Subkingdom)
  4. Rhodophyta (Phylum (Division))
  5. Eurhodophytina (Subphylum (Subdivision))
  6. Florideophyceae (Class)
  7. Rhodymeniophycidae (Subclass)
  8. Ceramiales (Order)
  9. Rhodomelaceae (Family)
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  1. Genus Abbottella Hollenberg, 1967
  2. Genus Acrocystis Zanardini, 1872
  3. Tribe Alsidieae Ardissone, 1883
    1. Genus Alsidium C.Agardh, 1827
    2. Genus Bryothamnion Kützing, 1843
    3. Genus Digenea C.Agardh, 1822
  4. Tribe Amansieae Schmitz & Hauptfleisch, 1889
    1. Genus Adamsiella L.E.Phillips & W.A.Nelson, 2002
    2. Genus Amansia J.V.Lamouroux, 1809
    3. Genus Aneurianna L.E.Phillips, 2006
    4. Genus Enantiocladia Falkenberg, 1897
    5. Genus Epiglossum Kützing, 1849
    6. Genus Halopithys Kützing, 1843
    7. Genus Kentrophora S.M.Wilson & Kraft, 2001
    8. Genus Kuetzingia Sonder, 1845
    9. Genus Lenormandia Sonder, 1845
    10. Genus Melanamansia R.E.Norris, 1988
    11. Genus Nanopera S.M.Wilson & G.T.Kraft, 2000
    12. Genus Neurymenia J.Agardh, 1863
    13. Genus Osmundaria J.V.Lamouroux, 1813
    14. Genus Protokuetzingia Falkenberg, 1897
    15. Genus Rytiphlaea C.Agardh, 1817
    16. Genus Vidalia J.V.Lamouroux ex J.Agardh, 1863
  5. Genus Amplisiphonia Hollenberg, 1939
  6. Genus Antarctocolax Skottsberg, 1953
  7. Genus Ardissonula J.De Toni, 1936
  8. Genus Beringiella M.J.Wynne, 1980
  9. Tribe Bostrychieae Falkenberg, 1901
    1. Genus Bostrychia Montagne, 1842
    2. Genus Stictosiphonia J.D.Hooker & Harvey, 1847
  10. Genus Bostrychiocolax Zuccarello & J.A.West, 1994
  11. Tribe Brongniartelleae
  12. Genus Chamaethamnion Falkenberg, 1897
  13. Tribe Chondrieae F.Schmitz & Falkenberg, 1897
    1. Genus Acanthophora J.V.Lamouroux, 1813
    2. Genus Benzaitenia Yendo, 1913
    3. Genus Chondria C.Agardh, 1817
    4. Genus Coeloclonium J.Agardh, 1876
    5. Genus Husseya J.Agardh, 1901
    6. Genus Neochondria S.Sutti, M.Tani, Y.Yamagishi, T.Abe & K.Kogame, 2018
    7. Genus Ululania K.E.Apt & K.E.Schlech, 1998
  14. Genus Cladhymenia Harvey, 1845
  15. Tribe Cladureae Díaz-Tapia & Maggs, 2017
    1. Genus Cladurus Falkenberg, 1897
  16. Genus Colacopsis De Toni, 1903
  17. Genus Dawsoniella Hollenberg, 1967
  18. Genus Dawsoniocolax A.B.Joly & Yamaguishi-Tomita, 1970
  19. Genus Deltalsia Díaz-Tapia & Rodríguez-Buján, 2022
  20. Genus Digeneopsis Simons, 1970
  21. Genus Dipterocolax J.Morrill, 1977
  22. Tribe Dipterosiphonieae Díaz-Tapia & Maggs, 2017
    1. Genus Dipterosiphonia F.Schmitz & Falkenberg, 1897
  23. Genus Dolichoscelis J.Agardh, 1897
  24. Genus Doxodasya (F.Schmitz) Falkenberg, 1901
  25. Genus Echinophycus Huisman, 2001
  26. Genus Endosiphonia Zanardini, 1878
  27. Genus Erythrostachys J.Agardh ex Jean White, 1912
  28. Genus Exophyllum Weber-van Bosse, 1911
  29. Genus Fernandosiphonia Levring, 1941
  30. Genus Gonatogenia J.Agardh, 1896
  31. Genus Hawaiia Hollenberg, 1967
  32. Tribe Herposiphonieae Schmitz & Falkenberg, 1897
    1. Genus Ditria Hollenberg, 1967
    2. Genus Gredgaria Womersley, 2003
    3. Genus Herpopteros Falkenberg, 1897
    4. Genus Herposiphonia Nägeli, 1846
    5. Genus Herposiphoniella Womersley, 2003
    6. Genus Stichothamnion Børgesen, 1930
    7. Genus Tiparraria Womersley, 2003
    8. Genus Wilsonosiphonia D.Bustamante, Won & T.O.Cho, 2017
  33. Tribe Heterocladieae Falkenberg, 1901
    1. Genus Heterocladia Decaisne, 1841
  34. Genus Heterodasya Joly & Oliveira, 1966
  35. Genus Holotrichia F.Schmitz, 1897
  36. Genus Jantinella Kylin, 1941
  37. Genus Kintarosiphonia S.Uwai & M.Masuda, 1999
  38. Tribe Laurencieae F.Schmitz, 1889
    1. Genus Chondrophycus (J.Tokida & Y.Saito) Garbary & J.T.Harper, 1998
    2. Genus Corynecladia J.Agardh, 1876
    3. Genus Janczewskia Solms-Laubach, 1877
    4. Genus Laurencia J.V.Lamouroux, 1813
    5. Genus Laurenciella V.Cassano, Gil-Rodrüguez, Sentües, Düaz-Larrea, M.C.Oliveira & M.T.Fujii, 2012
    6. Genus Ohelopapa F.Rousseau, Martin-Lescanne, Payri & L.Le Gall, 2017
    7. Genus Osmundea Stackhouse, 1809
    8. Genus Palisada K.W.Nam, 2007
    9. Genus Rodriguezella F.Schmitz, 1895
    10. Genus Yuzurua (Nam) Martin-Lescanne, 2010
  39. Genus Laurenciocolax A.D.Zinova & L.P.Perestenko, 1964
  40. Genus Leachiella Kugrens, 1982
  41. Genus Leveillea Decaisne, 1839
  42. Genus Levringiella Kylin, 1956
  43. Tribe Lophosiphonieae Fritsch, 1945
    1. Genus Lophosiphonia Falkenberg, 1897
  44. Tribe Lophothalieae Schmitz & Falkenberg, 1897
    1. Genus Brongniartella Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1822
    2. Genus Haplodasya Falkenberg, 1897
    3. Genus Lophocladia (J.Agardh) F.Schmitz, 1893
    4. Genus Lophothalia Kützing, 1849
    5. Genus Spirophycus A.J.K.Millar, 2000
    6. Genus Veleroa E.Y.Dawson, 1944
  45. Genus Meridiocolax J.Morrill, 1976
  46. Genus Metamorphe Falkenberg, 1897
  47. Genus Microcolax F.Schmitz, 1897
  48. Genus Micropeuce J.Agardh, 1899
  49. Genus Murayella
  50. Genus Murrayella F.Schmitz, 1893
  51. Tribe Neotenophyceae Kraft & I.A.Abbott, 2002
    1. Genus Neotenophycus Kraft & I.A.Abbott, 2002
  52. Genus Oligocladella P.C.Silva, 1996
  53. Genus Onychocolax M.A.Pocock, 1956
  54. Tribe Ophidocladeae Díaz-Tapia & Maggs, 2017
    1. Genus Ophidocladus Falkenberg, 1897
  55. Genus Pachychaeta Kützing, 1862
  56. Genus Phaeocolax Hollenberg, 1967
  57. Genus Picconiella De Toni fil., 1936
  58. Genus Placophora J.Agardh, 1863
  59. Tribe Pleurostichidieae Hommersand, 1963
    1. Genus Pleurostichidium Heydrich, 1893
  60. Tribe Polysiphonieae Schmitz, 1889
    1. Genus Alleynea Womersley, 2003
    2. Genus Boergeseniella Kylin, 1956
    3. Genus Bryocladia F.Schmitz, 1897
    4. Genus Carradoriella P.C.Silva, 1996
    5. Genus Chiracanthia Falkenberg, 1897
    6. Genus Ctenosiphonia Falkenberg, 1897
    7. Genus Echinothamnion Kylin, 1956
    8. Genus Enelittosiphonia Segi, 1949
    9. Genus Epizonaria Díaz-Tapia & Maggs, 2017
    10. Genus Eutrichosiphonia A.M.Savoie & G.W.Saunders, 2018
    11. Genus Kapraunia A.M.Savoie & G.W.Saunders, 2018
    12. Genus Neosiphonia M.-S.Kim & I.K.Lee, 1999
    13. Genus Perrinia Womersley, 2003
    14. Genus Pityophykos Papenfuss, 1958
    15. Genus Polysiphonia Greville, 1823
    16. Genus Symphyocolax M.S.Kim, 2010
  61. Tribe Polyzonieae F.Schmitz & Falkenberg, 1897
    1. Genus Cliftonaea (Harvey) Harvey, 1863
    2. Genus Dasyclonium J.Agardh, 1894
    3. Genus Echinosporangium Kylin, 1956
    4. Genus Polyzonia Suhr, 1834
  62. Tribe Pterosiphonieae Falkenberg, 1901
    1. Genus Aphanocladia Falkenberg, 1897
    2. Genus Dictyomenia Greville, 1830
    3. Genus Heterostroma Kraft & M.J.Wynne, 1992
    4. Genus Lophurella F.Schmitz, 1897
    5. Genus Pentocladia Huisman, 2018
    6. Genus Periphykon Weber-van Bosse, 1929
    7. Genus Pollexfenia Harvey, 1844
    8. Genus Pterosiphonia Falkenberg, 1897
    9. Genus Pterosiphoniella E.Y.Dawson, 1963
    10. Genus Savoiea M.J.Wynne, 2018
    11. Genus Symphyocladia Falkenberg, 1897
    12. Genus Symphyocladiella D.E.Bustamante, B.Y.Won & T.O.Cho, 2019
    13. Genus Womersleyella Hollenberg, 1967
    14. Genus Xiphosiphonia Savoie & G.W.Saunders, 2016
  63. Genus Pycnothamnion P.J.L.Dangeard, 1953
  64. Genus Rhodolachne M.J.Wynne, 1970
  65. Tribe Rhodomeleae
    1. Genus Choreocolax Reinsch, 1875
    2. Genus Harveyella F.Schmitz & Reinke, 1889
    3. Genus Neorhodomela Masuda, 1982
    4. Genus Odonthalia Lyngbye, 1819
    5. Genus Rhodomela C.Agardh, 1822
  66. Genus Rhodomelopsis Pocock, 1953
  67. Genus Schizochlaenion M.J.Wynne & R.E.Norris, 1982
  68. Tribe Sonderelleae L.E.Phillips, 2001
    1. Genus Lembergia Saenger, 1971
    2. Genus Sonderella F.Schmitz, 1897
  69. Genus Spirocladia Børgesen, 1933
  70. Genus Sporoglossum Kylin, 1919
  71. Tribe Streblocladieae Díaz-Tapia & Maggs, 2017
    1. Genus Acanthosiphonia A.M.Savoie & G.W.Saunders, 2019
    2. Genus Aiolocolax M.A.Pocock, 1956
    3. Genus Diplocladia Kylin, 1956
    4. Genus Erythrocystis J.Agardh, 1876
    5. Genus Lampisiphonia H.-G.Choi, Diaz Tapia & Bárbara, 2013
    6. Genus Leptosiphonia Kylin, 1956
    7. Genus Melanothamnus Bornet & Falkenberg, 1901
    8. Genus Polyostea Ruprecht, 1850
    9. Genus Pterochondria Hollenberg, 1942
    10. Genus Streblocladia F.Schmitz, 1897
    11. Genus Tolypiocladia F.Schmitz, 1897
    12. Genus Vertebrata S.F.Gray, 1821
  72. Genus Stromatocarpus Falkenberg, 1897
  73. Genus Tayloriella Kylin, 1938
  74. Tribe Thaumatelleae Díaz-Tapia & Maggs, 2017
    1. Genus Thaumatella (Falkenberg) Kylin, 1956
  75. Genus Trichidium J.M.Noble & Kraft, 1984
  76. Genus Trigenea Sonder, 1845
  77. Genus Tylocolax F.Schmitz, 1897
  78. Genus Waldoia W.R.Taylor, 1962
  79. Genus Waputikia C.Walcott, 1919 †
  80. Genus Wilsonaea F.Schmitz, 1893
  81. Genus Wrightiella F.Schmitz, 1893
  82. Genus Ricardia Derbès & Solier, 1856 accepted as Erythrocystis J.Agardh, 1876 (synonym)
  83. Genus Rytiphloea accepted as Rytiphlaea C.Agardh, 1817 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
marine, brackish, fresh
Not documented
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Rhodomelaceae Horaninow, 1847. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=143674 on 2026-05-03
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Rhodomelaceae Horaninow, 1847. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=143674 on 2026-05-03
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Guiry, Michael D.
2008-10-22 09:06:10Z
checked
Guiry, Michael D.
2023-03-08 06:18:28Z
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Guiry, Michael D.
2023-04-06 06:42:56Z
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Guiry, Michael D.

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

basis of record Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details] 
 
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