''Ericaria'' 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
brown alga
Brown algae (: alga) are a large group of multicellular algae comprising the class Phaeophyceae. They include many seaweeds located in colder waters of the Northern Hemisphere. Brown algae are the major seaweeds of the temperate and polar reg ...
e in the family
Sargassaceae
Sargassaceae is a family of brown algae in the order Fucales
The Fucales (fucoids) are an order in the brown algae (class Phaeophyceae). The list of families in the Fucales, as well as additional taxonomic information on algae, is publicly a ...
.
It was formerly included in ''
Cystoseira
''Cystoseira'' is a genus of brown algae in the order Fucales.
Description
As presently defined, ''Cystoseira'' comprises fucoids characterised by Antheridium, antherozoids without stigmata, few Antheridium, antheridial branches, trichothallic h ...
'', but was recently found not to be closely related to it.
Species
The following
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
are listed in AlgaeBase:
*''
Ericaria amentacea''
(C.Agardh) Molinari & Guiry
*''
Ericaria balearica''
(Sauvageau) Neiva, Ballesteros & Serrão
*''
Ericaria barbatula''
(Kützing) Molinari & Guiry
*''
Ericaria bosphorica''
(Sauvageau) D.Serio & G.Furnari
*''
Ericaria brachycarpa''
(J.Agardh) Molinari & Guiry
*''
Ericaria corniculata''
(Turner) Neiva & Serrão
*''
Ericaria crinita
''Ericaria'' is a genus of brown algae in the family Sargassaceae. It was formerly included in ''Cystoseira'', but was recently found not to be closely related to it.
Species
The following species are listed in AlgaeBase:
*''Ericaria amentacea' ...
''
(Duby) Molinari & Guiry
*''
Ericaria dubia''
(Valiante) Neiva & Serrão
*''
Ericaria funkii''
(Gerloff & Nizamuddin) Molinari & Guiry
*''
Ericaria giacconei''
D.Serio & G.Furnari
*''
Ericaria mediterranea''
(Sauvageau) Molinari & Guiry
*''
Ericaria sedoides''
(Desfontaines) Neiva & Serrão
*''
Ericaria selaginoides''
(Linnaeus) Molinari & Guiry
*''
Ericaria selago''
Stackhouse
*''
Ericaria tamarisca''
Stackhouse
*''
Ericaria zosteroides''
(C.Agardh) Molinari & Guiry
References
Fucales
Fucales genera
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