''Cladosiphon'' is a genus of

brown algae Brown algae (: alga) are a large group of multicellular algae comprising the class (biology), class Phaeophyceae. They include many seaweeds located in colder waters of the Northern Hemisphere. Brown algae are the major seaweeds of the temperate ...

belonging to the family

Chordariaceae Chordariaceae is a family (biology), family of brown algae. Members of this family are may be filamentous, crustose with fused cells at the base, or they may be terete and differentiated into a central Medulla (lichenology), medulla and an outer ...

. The genus has

cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...

. Species: *'' Cladosiphon cylindricus'' *'' Cladosiphon erythraeus'' *'' Cladosiphon irregularis'' *'' Cladosiphon lubricus'' *'' Cladosiphon mediterraneus'' *'' Cladosiphon novae-caledoniae'' *'' Cladosiphon novae-calendoniae'' *'' Cladosiphon occidentalis'' *''

Cladosiphon okamuranus is a type of edible seaweed in the genus '' Cladosiphon'', naturally found in Okinawa, Japan. Most mozuku is now farmed by locals, and sold to processing factories. The main use of mozuku is as food, and as a source of one type of sulfated po ...

'' *'' Cladosiphon zosterae''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q18340110 Chordariaceae Brown algae genera