Wildemania

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Wildemania
The algae of the Arctic Sea, a survey of the species, together with an exposition of the general characters and the development of the flora (1883) (20107719203).jpg
Four specimens from the Arctic Ocean. The top right specimen is Wildemania abyssicola , while the other three are of Wildemania amplissima .
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(unranked): Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Bangiophyceae
Order: Bangiales
Family: Bangiaceae
Genus: Wildemania
de Toni, 1890 [1]
Type species
Wildemania amplissima(Kjellman) Foslie 1891 [2]
Species

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Synonyms

Wildemania is a genus of foliose [3] red algae of the family Bangiaceae. [1]

Species

Wildemania contains eight species as of 2024. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Michael D. Guiry (2024). "Wildemania De Toni, 1890". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  2. "Algaebase :: Species Detail". www.algaebase.org. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  3. Sutherland; et al. (October 2011). "A New Look at an Ancient Order: Generic Revision of the Bangiales (Rhodophyta)". J. Phycol. 47 (5): 1132. Bibcode:2011JPcgy..47.1131S. doi:10.1111/j.1529-8817.2011.01052.x. PMID   27020195. S2CID   2779596.