Goniotrichum
Appearance
Goniotrichum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Clade: | Archaeplastida |
Division: | Rhodophyta |
Class: | Bangiophyceae |
Order: | Goniotrichales |
Family: | Goniotrichaceae |
Genus: | Goniotrichum Skuja, 1939 |
Species | |
Goniotrichum is a disputed[a] genus of red algae in the monotypic order Goniotrichales and class Bangiophyceae.[1][3]
Species
[edit]If accepted, Goniotrichum contains four species.[2]
- Goniotrichales
- Goniotrichaceae
Notes
[edit]- ^ According to World Register of Marine Species, Goniotrichum is currently unaccepted and instead merged into Erythrotrichia, however, Goniotrichales and Goniotrichaceae, its monotypic parent taxa, are accepted.[1] However, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service continues to classify it as a valid taxon.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Michael D. Guiry (2024). "Goniotrichales". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Explore the Taxonomic Tree Goniotrichum". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Goniotrichales". AlgaeBase.