Dumontiaceae is a red alga family in the order
Gigartinales.
Species in the British Isles, includes ''
Dumontia contorta'' (S.G.Gmelin) Ruprecht.
[Irvine, L.M..1983. ''Seaweeds of the British Isles''. Volume 1 Rhodophyta. Part 2A. British Museum. ]
Genera
According to
WoRMS
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* ''
Andersoniella''
* ''
Constantinea''
* ''
Cryptosiphonia''
* ''
Dasyphloea''
* ''
Dilsea''
* ''
Dudresnaya''
* ''
Dumontia''
* ''
Farlowia''
* ''
Gibsmithia''
* ''
Hyalosiphonia''
* ''
Kraftia''
* ''
Leptocladia''
* ''
Masudaphycus''
* ''
Neodilsea''
* ''
Orculifilum''
* ''
Pikea''
* ''
Rhodopeltis''
* ''
Thuretellopsis''
* ''
Waernia''
* ''
Weeksia''
Also;
* Former genus ''Borrichius'' now accepted as synonym of ''Dudresnaya''
* Former genus ''Litharthron'' , now accepted as synonym of ''Rhodopeltis''
References
External links
Red algae families
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