Kuwaitiella

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Kuwaitiella
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Clade: Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Bangiophyceae
Order: Bangiales
Family: Bangiaceae
Genus: Kuwaitiella
A.H.Hasan et al., 2022
Species:
K. rubra
Binomial name
Kuwaitiella rubra
A.H.Hasan et al., 2022 [1]

Kuwaitiella rubra is a species of filamentous red algae of the family Bangiaceae. It is the only species in its genus Kuwaitiella. It was discovered in 2022 by a team of five scientists in Kuwait, giving the name. [1] [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Hasan, Amal Hajiya; Van der Aa, Pierrot; Frithjof C., Küpper; Al-Bader, Dhia; Peters, Akira F. (28 July 2022). "Kuwaitiella rubra gen. et sp. nov. (Bangiales, Rhodophyta), a new filamentous genus and species from the north-western Indian Ocean". Phycological Research. 70 (4): 192. Bibcode:2022PhycR..70..192H. doi:10.1111/pre.12498. hdl: 2164/19385 . Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. Michael D. Guiry (2024). "Kuwaitiella rubra A.H.Hansen, P.Van der Aa, F.C.Küpper, D.Al-Bader & A.F.Peters, 2022". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 29 March 2024.