Rhodymenia

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Rhodymenia
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Rhodymenia palmetta (top) and R. palmata
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(unranked): Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Rhodymeniales
Family: Rhodymeniaceae
Genus: Rhodymenia
Greville
Type species
Rhodymenia palmetta

Rhodymenia is a genus of red algae, containing the following species: [1]

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References

  1. ↑ M. D. Guiry (2011). M. D. Guiry & G. M. Guiry (ed.). "Rhodymenia Greville, 1830: xlviii". AlgaeBase . National University of Ireland, Galway . Retrieved July 19, 2011.


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