Corallina
Encyclopedia
Corallina is a genus
of red seaweed
s with hard, abrasive calcareous skeletons in the family
Corallinaceae
. They are stiff, branched plants with articulations.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of red seaweed
Seaweed
Seaweed is a loose, colloquial term encompassing macroscopic, multicellular, benthic marine algae. The term includes some members of the red, brown and green algae...
s with hard, abrasive calcareous skeletons in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Corallinaceae
Corallinaceae
The Corallinaceae are one of the two extant Coralline families of red algae; they are differentiated from the morphologically similar Sporolithaceae by their formation of grouped sporangial chambers, clustered into sori...
. They are stiff, branched plants with articulations.
Species
- Corallina armata J.D.Hooker & Harvey, 1847
- Corallina berteroi Montagne ex Kützing, 1849
- Corallina binangonensis Ishijima, 1944
- Corallina ceratoides Kützing
- Corallina confusa Yendo, 1902
- Corallina cuvieri J.V.Lamouroux, 1816
- Corallina densa (Collins) Doty, 1947
- Corallina elongata J.Ellis & Solander, 1786
- Corallina ferreyrai E.Y.Dawson, Acleto & Foldvik, 1964
- Corallina frondescens Postels & Ruprecht, 1840
- Corallina goughensis Y.M.Chamberlain, 1965
- Corallina hombronii (Montagne) Montagne ex Kützing, 1849
- Corallina millegrana Lamarck, 1815
- Corallina muscoides Kützing, 1858
- Corallina officinalisCorallina officinalisCorallina officinalis is a calcareous red seaweed which grows in the lower and mid-littoral zones on rocky shores.It is primarily found growing around the rims of tide pools, but can be found in shallow crevices anywhere on the rocky shore that are regularly refreshed with sea water...
Linnaeus, 1758 - Corallina panizzoi R.Schnetter & U.Richter, 1979
- Corallina pilulifera Postels & Ruprecht, 1840
- Corallina pinnatifolia (Manza) Dawson, 1953
- Corallina polysticha E.Y.Dawson, 1953
- Corallina vancouveriensis Yendo, 1902