Callophyllis

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Callophyllis
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Callophyllis variegata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Gigartinales
Family: Kallymeniaceae
Genus: Callophyllis
Kützing, 1843
Species [1]

Callophyllis is a red algae genus in the family Kallymeniaceae. Several species are exploited as edible seaweeds under the common name carola, most commonly Callophyllis variegata . [2]

References

  1. Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2012). "Callophyllis Kützing, 1843: 400". AlgaeBase. National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  2. Arakaki, Natalia; Alveal, Krisler; Ramírez, María Eliana; Fredericq, Suzanne (2011). "The genus Callophyllis (Kallymeniaceae, Rhodophyta) from the central-south Chilean coast (33° to 41° S), with the description of two new species". Revista Chilena de Historia Natural. 84 (4): 481–499. doi: 10.4067/S0716-078X2011000400002 . ISSN   0716-078X . Retrieved 3 December 2012.

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