Bonnemaisoniaceae | |
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Delisea japonica ( Delisea pulchra ) at the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo | |
Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | Archaeplastida |
Division: | Rhodophyta |
Class: | Florideophyceae |
Order: | Bonnemaisoniales |
Family: | Bonnemaisoniaceae F.Schmitz |
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Bonnemaisoniaceae is a family of red algae in the order Bonnemaisoniales.
Asparagopsis armata is a marine red algae species. It was first described in 1855 by Harvey, who found the algae on the Western Australian coast. Native to the Southern hemisphere, it has been introduced to the Northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Asparagopsis taxiformis, formerly A. sanfordiana, is a species of red algae, with cosmopolitan distribution in tropical to warm temperate waters.
Bonnemaisonia hamifera is a species of red alga in the family Bonnemaisoniaceae. Originally from the Pacific Ocean, it has been introduced into the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, where it is considered invasive on European coasts. It exists in two phases which, at one time, were thought to be different species; a medium-sized feathery form attached to other seaweeds, and a small tufted form known as Trailliella.
Delisea is a genus of red algae in the family Bonnemaisoniaceae.
Ptilonia(Harvey) J. Agardh, 1863 is a genus of red algae in the family Bonnemaisoniaceae.
Ptilonia willana is a marine red algal species endemic to New Zealand. For a detailed description, see Bonin and Hawkes (1988).