Acrosorium

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Acrosorium

Acrosorium
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(unranked): Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Ceramiales
Family: Delesseriaceae
Genus: Acrosorium
Zanardini ex Kützing

Acrosorium is a genus of marine red algae.

Species

AlgaeBase recognises the following species: [1]

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References

  1. "Acrosorium Zanardini ex Kützing, 1869". AlgaeBase.