Corallinaceae
One of two extant coralline red algae families.
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The Corallinaceae constitute one of the two living families of coralline red algae. They differ from the similar-looking Sporolithaceae because they produce sporangial chambers that are grouped together into clusters called sori. Within the family, the subfamily Corallinoideae is monophyletic, while all the other subfamilies together form a separate monophyletic group. The genera recognized by the World Register of Marine Species are listed below by subfamily.
Scientific classification
- CladeEukaryota
- CladeArchaeplastida
- ClassFlorideophyceae
- OrderCorallinales
- FamilyCorallinaceae
Named by Lamouroux, 1812
Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Corallinaceae (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Quick Facts
- Distinguishing feature
- grouped sporangial chambers clustered into sori
- Monophyletic subfamily
- Corallinoideae
- Other subfamilies form
- another monophyletic group
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Corallinaceae (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Word definitions: the Codexery glossary, each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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