Goniotrichum

Goniotrichum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Archaeplastida
Division:	Rhodophyta
Class:	Bangiophyceae
Order:	Goniotrichales
Family:	Goniotrichaceae
Genus:	Goniotrichum Skuja, 1939
Species
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Goniotrichum is a disputed ^[a] genus of red algae in the monotypic order Goniotrichales and class Bangiophyceae. ^{[1] [3]}

Species

If accepted, Goniotrichum contains four species. ^[2]

• Goniotrichales
  • Goniotrichaceae
    • Goniotrichum
      • Goniotrichum alsidii
      • Goniotrichum ceramicola
      • Goniotrichum cornu-cervi
      • Goniotrichum elegans

Notes

1. According to World Register of Marine Species, Goniotrichum is currently unaccepted and instead merged into Erythrotrichia , however, Goniotrichales and Goniotrichaceae, its monotypic parent taxa, are accepted. ^[1] However, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service continues to classify it as a valid taxon. ^[2]

References

1. Michael D. Guiry (2024). "Goniotrichales". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 27 April 2024.
2. "Explore the Taxonomic Tree Goniotrichum". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
3. "Goniotrichales". AlgaeBase.