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List of brown algal genera

List of brown algal genera is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of brown algal genera rather than just read about it. In short: This is a list of the orders, families and genera in the class Phaeophyceae — the brown algae. Discosporangiophycidae Discosporangiales Choristocarpaceae Choristocarpus Zanardini 1860 Discosporangiaceae Discosporangiumtite Falkenberg 1878 Ishigeophycidae Diplura Hollenberg 1969 Ishigeales Ishigeaceae Ishige Yendo 1907 Petrodermataceae Petroderma Kuckuck 1897 Dictypophycidae Syringodermatales Syringodermataceae Micro…

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This is a list of the orders, families and genera in the class Phaeophyceae — the brown algae.

Discosporangiophycidae

Discosporangiales

Choristocarpaceae Choristocarpus Zanardini 1860

Discosporangiaceae Discosporangiumtite Falkenberg 1878

Ishigeophycidae Diplura Hollenberg 1969

Ishigeales

Ishigeaceae Ishige Yendo 1907

Petrodermataceae Petroderma Kuckuck 1897

Dictypophycidae

Syringodermatales

Syringodermataceae Microzonia Agardh 1984 Syringoderma Levring 1940

Onslowiales

Onslowiaceae Onslowia Searles 1980 Verosphacella Henry 1987

Dictyotales

Dictyotaceae Canistrocarpus De Paula & De Clerck 2006 Chlanidophora Agardh 1894 non Berg 1877 Dictyopteris Lamouroux 1809a nom. cons. Dictyota Lamouroux 1809b nom. cons. [Dilophus Agardh 1882; Glossophora Agardh 1882; Glossophorella Nizamuddin & Campbell 1995; Pachydictyon Agardh 1894] Dictyopsis Troll 1931 Distromium Levring 1940 Exallosorus Phillips 1997 Herringtonia Kraft 2009 Homoeostrichus Agardh 1894 Lobophora Agardh 1894 [Pocockiella Papenfuss 1943] Lobospira Areschoug 1854 Newhousia Kraft et al. 2004 Padina Adanson 1793 nom. cons. [Dictyerpa Collins & Harvey 1901; Vaughaniella Borgesen 1950] Padinopsis Ercegovic 1955 Rugulopteryx De Cerck & Coppejans 2006 Scoresbyella Womersley 1987 Spatoglossum Kutzing 1843 Stoechospermum Kutzing 1843 Stypopodium Kutzing 1843 Taonia Agardh 1848 Zonaria Agardh 1817

Sphacelariales

Lithodermataceae Bodanella Zimmermann 1927 Heribaudiella Gomont 1896 Lithoderma Areschoug 1875 Pseudolithoderma Svedelius 1910

Phaeostrophionaceae Phaeostrophion Setchell & Gardner 1924

Sphacelodermaceae Sphaceloderma Kuckuck 1894

Stypocaulaceae Alethocladus Halopteris Kutzing 1843 [Stypocaulon Kutzing 1843] Phloiocaulon Geyler 1866 Protohalopteris Draisma, Prud'homme & Kawai 2010 Ptilopogon Reinke 1890

Cladostephaceae Cladostephus Agardh 1817

Sphacelariaceae Battersia Reinke ex Batters 1890 emend. Draisma, Prud'homme & Kawai 2010 Chaetopteris Kutzing 1843 Herpodiscus South 1974 emend. Draisma, Prud'homme & Kawai 2010 Sphacelaria Lyngbye 1818 Sphacella Reinke 1890 Sphacelorbus Draisma, Prud'homme & Kawai 2010

Fucophycidae

Asterocladales

Asterocladaceae Asterocladon Müller, Parodi & Peters 1998

Ascoseirales

Ascoseiraceae Ascoseira Skottsberg 1907

Cutleriales

Cutleriaceae Cutleria Zanardinia

Desmarestiales

Arthrocladiaceae Arthrocladia

Desmarestiaceae Desmarestia Himantothallus Phaeurus

Ectocarpales

Acinetosporaceae Acinetospora Feldmannia Geminocarpus Hincksia Pogotrichum Pylaiella

Adenocystaceae Adenocystis Caepidium Utriculidium

Chordariaceae Acrothrix Ascoseirophila Asperococcus Austrofilum Chordaria Cladosiphon Corycus Delamarea Dictyosiphon Elachista Eudesme Giraudia Gononema Halothrix Haplogloia Hecatonema Heterosaundersella Hummia Isthmoplea Laminariocolax Laminarionema Leathesia Leptonematella Litosiphon Microspongium Mikrosyphar Myelophycus Myriogloea Myrionema Myriotrichia Papenfussiella Petrospongium Pleurocladia Polytretus Proselachista Protectocarpus Punctaria Sauvageaugloia Soranthera Sorocarpus Spermatochnus Sphaerotrichia Stictyosiphon Streblonema Striaria Stschapovia Tinocladia

Chordariopsidaceae Chordariopsis

Ectocarpaceae Ectocarpus Kuckuckia

Mesosporaceae Mesospora

Myrionemataceae Asterotrichia

Pylaiellaceae Bachelotia

Fucales

Bifurcariopsidaceae Bifurcariopsis

Durvillaeaceae Durvillaea

Fucaceae Ascophyllum Fucus Hesperophycus Pelvetia Pelvetiopsis Silvetia Xiphophora

Himanthaliaceae Himanthalia

Hormosiraceae Hormosira

Notheiaceae Notheia

Sargassaceae

Anthophycus Axillariella Bifurcaria Bifurcariopsis Carpoglossum Caulocystis Coccophora Cystophora Cystoseira Ericaria Gongolaria Halidrys Hizikia Hormophysa Myagropsis Myogropsis Myriodesma Polycladia Sargassum Sargassopsis Sirophysalis Stephanocystis Stolonophora Turbinaria

Seirococcaceae Cystophaera Marginariella Phyllospora Seirococcus

Laminariales

Akkesiphycaceae Akkesiphycus

Alariaceae Alaria Aureophycus Druehlia Eualaria Hirome Lessoniopsis Pleurophycus Pterygophora Undaria Undariella Undariopsis

Chordaceae Chorda

Costariaceae Agarum Costaria Dictyoneurum Thalassiophyllum

Laminariaceae Arthrothamnus Costularia Cymathere Feditia Gigantea Laminaria Macrocystis Nereocystis Pelagophycus Pelagophycus x Macrocystis Phycocastanum Phyllariella Polyschidea Postelsia Pseudolessonia Saccharina Streptophyllopsis

Lessoniaceae Ecklonia Eckloniopsis Egregia Eisenia Lessonia

Pseudochordaceae Pseudochorda

Nemodermatales

Nemodermataceae Nemoderma

Ralfsiales

Neoralfsiaceae Neoralfsia

Ralfsiaceae Basispora Hapalospongidion Jonssonia Myrionemopsis Porterinema Ralfsia

Scytosiphonales

Chnoosporaceae Chnoospora

Scytosiphonaceae Colpomenia Hydroclathrus Petalonia Rosenvingea Scytosiphon Coelocladia Phaeostroma

Scytothamnales

Scytothamnaceae Asteronema Scytothamnus Stereocladon

Splachnidiaceae Splachnidium

Sporochnales

Sporochnaceae Austronereia Bellotia Carpomitra Encyothalia Nereia Perisporochnus Perithalia Sporochnema Sporochnus Tomaculopsis

Tilopteridales

Halosiphonaceae Halosiphon

Masonophycaceae Masonophycus

Phyllariaceae Phyllariopsis Saccorhiza

Stschapoviaceae Stschapovia

Tilopteridaceae Haplospora Phaeosiphoniella Tilopteris

Incertae sedis Neoleptonema

Heterochordariaceae Analipus

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