Mastocarpus Agardhii
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''Mastocarpus'' is a genus of
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 ...
belonging to the family
Phyllophoraceae Phyllophoraceae is a family of red algae in the order Gigartinales.Phyllophoraceae
at
. The genus has almost
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 ...
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Species

Species: *'' Mastocarpus agardhii'' *'' Mastocarpus alaskensis'' *'' Mastocarpus californianus'' *'' Mastocarpus papillatus'' *''
Mastocarpus stellatus ''Mastocarpus stellatus'', commonly known as carrageenan moss or false Irish moss, is a species in the Rhodophyceae division, a red algae seaweed division, and the Phyllophoraceae, Phyllophoracea family. ''M. stellatus'' is closely related to Cho ...
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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3298115 Phyllophoraceae Red algae genera