Phyllophora

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Phyllophora
Phyllophora membranifolia Crouan.jpg
Phyllophora pseudoceranoides
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(unranked): Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Gigartinales
Family: Phyllophoraceae
Genus: Phyllophora
Nägeli, 1847 [1]
Genera

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Phyllophora is a genus of red algae in the family Phyllophoraceae.

Species

Phyllophora crispa Phyllophora crispa.jpg
Phyllophora crispa

As of August 2017, the World Register of Marine Species included the following species in the genus Phyllophora: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Guiry, Michael D. (2015). "Phyllophora Greville, 1830". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 13 August 2017.