Himanthalia

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Himanthalia
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Himanthalia elongata
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Clade: SAR
Phylum: Ochrophyta
Class: Phaeophyceae
Order: Fucales
Family: Himanthaliaceae
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Genus: Himanthalia
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Species [1]

Himanthalia is a genus of brown algae. It is the only genus in the family Himanthaliaceae in the order Fucales. [2] It includes two species: Himanthalia durvillei and Himanthalia elongata . [1]


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References

  1. 1 2 Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2019). "Himanthalia". AlgaeBase. National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. Silberfeld, Thomas; Rousseau, Florence; Reviers, Bruno de (2014). "An Updated Classification of Brown Algae (Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae)". Cryptogamie, Algologie. 35 (2): 117–156. doi:10.7872/crya.v35.iss2.2014.117. ISSN   0181-1568.