''Corallina'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of red

seaweed Seaweed, or macroalgae, refers to thousands of species of macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae. The term includes some types of ''Rhodophyta'' (red), '' Phaeophyta'' (brown) and ''Chlorophyta'' (green) macroalgae. Seaweed species such as ...

s with hard, abrasive calcareous skeletons in the

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

Corallinaceae The Corallinaceae are one of the two extant Coralline families of red algae; they are differentiated from the morphologically similar Sporolithaceae by their formation of grouped sporangial chambers, clustered into sori. The Corallinoideae ...

. They are stiff, branched plant-like protists with articulations. Corallina, like all

red algae Red algae, or Rhodophyta (, ; ), make up one of the oldest groups of eukaryotic algae. The Rhodophyta comprises one of the largest Phylum, phyla of algae, containing over 7,000 recognized species within over 900 Genus, genera amidst ongoing taxon ...

, are not considered plants, despite being photosynthetic.

Species

# '' Corallina aberrans'' (Yendo) K.R.Hind & G.W.Saunders # ''

Corallina abundans ''Corallina'' is a genus of red seaweeds with hard, abrasive calcareous skeletons in the Family (biology), family Corallinaceae. They are stiff, branched plant-like protists with articulations. Corallina, like all red algae, are not considered pl ...

'' Me.Lemoine # '' Corallina arbuscula'' Postels & Ruprecht # '' Corallina armata'' J.D.Hooker & Harvey # '' Corallina bathybentha'' E.Y.Dawson # '' Corallina berteroi'' Montagne ex Kützing # '' Corallina bifurca'' Kützing # '' Corallina binangonensis'' Ishijima # '' Corallina confusa'' Yendo # '' Corallina cossmannii'' Me.Lemoine # ''

Corallina crassisima ''Corallina'' is a genus of red seaweeds with hard, abrasive calcareous skeletons in the family Corallinaceae. They are stiff, branched plant-like protists with articulations. Corallina, like all red algae, are not considered plants, despite bein ...

'' (Yendo) K.Hind & G.W.Saunders # '' Corallina declinata'' (Yendo) K.Hind & G.W.Saunders # '' Corallina ferreyrae'' E.Y.Dawson, Acleto & Foldvik # '' Corallina goughensis'' Y.M.Chamberlain # '' Corallina hombronii'' (Montagne) Montagne ex Kützing # '' Corallina maxima'' (Yendo) K.R.Hind & G.W.Saunders # ''

Corallina melobesioides ''Corallina'' is a genus of red seaweeds with hard, abrasive calcareous skeletons in the Family (biology), family Corallinaceae. They are stiff, branched plant-like protists with articulations. Corallina, like all red algae, are not considered pl ...

'' (Segawa) Martone, S.C.Lindstrom, K.A.Miller & P.W.Gabrielson # '' Corallina microptera'' Montagne # ''

Corallina muscoides ''Corallina'' is a genus of red seaweeds with hard, abrasive calcareous skeletons in the family Corallinaceae. They are stiff, branched plant-like protists with articulations. Corallina, like all red algae, are not considered plants, despite bein ...

'' Kützing # ''

Corallina officinalis ''Corallina officinalis'' is a calcareous red seaweed which grows in the lower and mid-littoral zones on rocky shores. It is primarily found growing around the rims of tide pools, but can be found in shallow crevices anywhere on the rocky shor ...

'' Linnaeus - type # ''

Corallina panizzoi ''Corallina'' is a genus of red seaweeds with hard, abrasive calcareous skeletons in the family Corallinaceae. They are stiff, branched plant-like protists with articulations. Corallina, like all red algae, are not considered plants, despite bein ...

'' R.Schnetter & U.Richter # ''

Corallina pilulifera ''Corallina'' is a genus of red seaweeds with hard, abrasive calcareous skeletons in the family Corallinaceae. They are stiff, branched plant-like protists with articulations. Corallina, like all red algae, are not considered plants, despite bein ...

'' Postels & Ruprecht # ''

Corallina pinnatifolia ''Corallina'' is a genus of red seaweeds with hard, abrasive calcareous skeletons in the Family (biology), family Corallinaceae. They are stiff, branched plant-like protists with articulations. Corallina, like all red algae, are not considered pl ...

'' (Manza) E.Y.Dawson # ''

Corallina polysticha ''Corallina'' is a genus of red seaweeds with hard, abrasive calcareous skeletons in the family Corallinaceae. They are stiff, branched plant-like protists with articulations. Corallina, like all red algae, are not considered plants, despite bein ...

'' E.Y.Dawson # ''

Corallina rigida ''Corallina'' is a genus of red seaweeds with hard, abrasive calcareous skeletons in the family Corallinaceae. They are stiff, branched plant-like protists with articulations. Corallina, like all red algae, are not considered plants, despite bein ...

'' Kützing # '' Corallina sachalinensis'' Klochkova # '' Corallina sandwicensis'' Reinbold # '' Corallina vancouveriensis'' Yendo Algaebase
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