Nemaliales is an order 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 ...
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It holds approximately 286 species.
Families
As accepted by
AlgaeBase
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History
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(with amount of species per genus);
* Suborder Galaxaurineae (117)
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Galaxauraceae
Galaxauraceae is a family of red algae (Rhodophyta) in the order Nemaliales.
The type genus is ''Galaxaura''.
The name ''Galaxauraceae'' was first published by Russian botanist Paulus Horaninow (1796-1865) in 1843.
The family has cosmopolit ...
- 58 spp.
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Scinaiaceae
Scinaiaceae is a family of red algae (Rhodophyta) in the order Nemaliales.
Huisman had placed former members of Galaxauraceae family, that were lacking lime into his new family of Scinaiaceae.
Distribution
The family has cosmopolitan distribu ...
- 59 spp.
* Suborder Nemaliineae (14)
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Liagoropsidaceae - 2 spp.
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Nemaliaceae - 9 spp.
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Yamadaellaceae 3 spp.
Unplaced;
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Liagoraceae - 152 spp.
References
Red algae orders
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