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Gracilariaceae
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The Gracilariaceae is a small family of red algae, containing several genera of agarophytes. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, in which 24 species are found in China, six in Great Britain and Ireland, and some in Australia and Chile.
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It sits within the topics Edible algae, Gracilariales and Red algae families.
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Species
オゴノリ科
FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumRhodophyta
- ClassFlorideophyceae
- OrderGracilariales
- FamilyGracilariaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 37
- With media
- 26
- Family
- Gracilariaceae
- Collections
- MEL, US, MO, PSM, UFPE, USP-IB
- Recorded in
- Australia, Cuba, Panama, United States, Solomon Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Fiji, Brasil
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Gracilariales
- Image
- Gracilaria2.JPG
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- taxon name
- Gracilariaceae
- taxon rank
- family
- Commons category
- Gracilariaceae
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Genera
- Uses
- References
- Other sources
The Gracilariaceae is a small family of red algae, containing several genera of agarophytes. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, in which 24 species are found in China, six in Great Britain and Ireland, and some in Australia and Chile.
They are normally found in intertidal bays, backwaters, and estuaries.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gracilariaceae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.