Alariaceae are a family of
brown algae
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in the order
Laminariales.
Genera
* ''
Alaria''
* ''
Aureophycus''
* ''
Eualaria''
* ''
Lessoniopsis''
* ''
Pleurophycus''
* ''
Pterygophora''
* ''
Undaria'' (e.g.
wakame)
* ''
Undariella''
Distribution
The distribution of Alariaceae includes the northeastern
Pacific Ocean
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,
South Africa
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, southern
Australia
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, and
New Zealand
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coasts.
References
Further reading
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Brown algae families
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