The Corallinaceae are one of the two extant Coralline

Coralline

Coralline means "resembling coral" and may refer to:* Coralline algae, whose fronds are covered with calcareous deposits.* Coralline rock, formed by the death of layers of coralline algae.* Sclerosponges, sometimes called "coralline sponges"....

 families of red algae

Red algae

The red algae are one of the oldest groups of eukaryotic algae, and also one of the largest, with about 5,000–6,000 species  of mostly multicellular, marine algae, including many notable seaweeds...

; they are differentiated from the morphologically

Morphology (biology)

In biology, morphology is a branch of bioscience dealing with the study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features....

 similar Sporolithaceae

Sporolithaceae

The Sporolithaceae are one of the two extant families of coralline algae . They are differentiated from the other family, the Corallinaceae, by their formation of conceptacles with one or many pores....

 by their formation of grouped sporangial

Sporangium

A sporangium is an enclosure in which spores are formed. It can be composed of a single cell or can be multicellular. All plants, fungi, and many other lineages form sporangia at some point in their life cycle...

 chambers, clustered into sori

Sorus

A sorus is a cluster of sporangia .In fungi and lichens, the sorus is surrounded by an external layer. In some red algae it may take the form of a depression into the thallus....

. The Corallinoideae is monophyletic

Monophyly

In common cladistic usage, a monophyletic group is a taxon which forms a clade, meaning that it contains all the descendants of the possibly hypothetical closest common ancestor of the members of the group. The term is synonymous with the uncommon term holophyly...

; the other subfamilies form another monophyletic group.

Genera

The following genera are listed in the World Register of Marine Species:

• Subfamily Amphiroideae
  • Genus Amphiroa
    Amphiroa
    Amphiroa is a genus of thalloid alga comprising 111 species. Specimens can reach around 30 cm in size. The thalli take a crustose form; dichotomous branches are formed. The organisms possess secondary pit connections. Amphiroa reproduces by means of conceptacles; it produces tetraspores...
    
    J.V. Lamouroux, 1812
  • Genus Lithothrix J.E. Gray, 1867
• Subfamily Corallinoideae
  Corallinoideae
  The Corallinoideae are a subfamily of Coralline alga. All its genera are geniculate....
  
  
  • Genus Alatocladia (Yendo) Johansen, 1969
  • Genus Arthrocardia Decaisne, 1842
  • Genus Bossiella
    Bossiella
    Bossiella is a genus of coralline algae with 5 recognised species. It reproduces via conceptacles; individual thalli only produce conceptacles of a single sex.- Species :The valid species currently considered to belong to this genus are:...
    
    P.C. Silva, 1957
  • Genus Calliarthron
    Calliarthron
    Calliarthron is a genus containing four species of thalloid intertidal alga. Specimens can reach around 30 cm in size. The thalli take a crustose form. The organisms lack secondary pit connections. Calliarthron reproduces by means of conceptacles; it produces tetraspores, dispores and...
    
    Manza, 1937
  • Genus Cheilosporum (Decaisne) Zanardini, 1844
  • Genus Chiharaea Johansen, 1966
  • Genus Corallina
    Corallina
    Corallina is a genus of red seaweeds with hard, abrasive calcareous skeletons in the family Corallinaceae. They are stiff, branched plants with articulations.-Species:*Corallina armata J.D.Hooker & Harvey, 1847...
    
    Linnaeus, 1758
  • Genus Haliptilon (Decaisne) Lindley, 1846
  • Genus Jania J.V. Lamouroux, 1812
  • Genus Marginisporum (Yendo) Ganesan, 1968
  • Genus Pachyarthron Manza, 1937
  • Genus Rhizolamiella Shevejko, 1982
  • Genus Serraticardia (Yendo) P.C. Silva, 1957
  • Genus Yamadaia Segawa, 1955
• Subfamily Lithophylloideae
  Lithophylloideae
  The Lithophylloideae are a monophyletic subfamily of Corallinaceaen Coralline alga with uniporate conceptacles....
  
  
  • Genus Crodelia Heydrich, 1911
  • Genus Ezo Adey, Masaki & Akioka, 1974
  • Genus Lithophyllum
    Lithophyllum
    Lithophyllum is a genus of thalloid alga comprising 120 species. The monomerous, crustose thalli are composed of a single system of filaments which grow close to the underlying surface. Lithophyllum reproduces by means of conceptacles...
    
    Philippi, 1837
  • Genus Paulsilvella Woelkerling, Sartoni & Boddi, 2002
  • Genus Titanoderma Nägeli in Nägeli & Cramer, 1858

• Subfamily Mastophoroideae
  Mastophoroideae
  The Mastophoroideae are a subfamily of Corallinaceaen Coralline alga with uniporate conceptacles....
  
  
  • Genus Hydrolithon Foslie, 1909
  • Genus Lesueuria Woelkerling & Ducker, 1987
  • Genus Mastophora Decaisne, 1842
  • Genus Metamastophora Setchell, 1943
  • Genus Neogoniolithon Setchell & Mason, 1943
  • Genus Paraspora Heydrich, 1900
  • Genus Pneophyllum Kützing, 1843
  • Genus Spongites Kützing, 1841
• Subfamily Metagoniolithoideae
  Metagoniolithoideae
  The Metagoniolithoideae are a monogeneric subfamily of genucilate Corallinaceaen Coralline alga....
  
  
  • Genus Metagoniolithon Weber-van Bosse, 1904
• Unassigned
  • Genus Archaeolithothamnion Foslie, 1898
  • Genus Archaeolithothamnium Rothpletz, 1891
  • Genus Dermatolithon Foslie, 1898
  • Genus Fosliella M.A. Howe, 1920
  • Genus Heteroderma Foslie, 1909
  • Genus Litholepis
  • Genus Lithoporella (Foslie) Foslie, 1909
  • Genus Masakia Kloszcova, 1987
  • Genus Masakiella Guiry & Selivanova, 2007
  • Genus Multisiphonia R. C. Tsao & Y. Z. Liang, 1974
  • Genus Paracolonnella Y.Z. Liang & R.C. Tsao, 1974
  • Genus Paraconophyton Y.Z. Liang & R.C. Tsao, 1974
  • Genus Porolithon
    Porolithon
    Porolithon is a genus of red alga comprising 15 species. The Porolithon are the primary reef building algae. When coral reefs reach sea level, the corals break under the high energy impact of the waves, while the coralline red algae, primarily Porolithon, continuing building and cementing the reef...
    
    Foslie, 1909
  • Genus Pseudogymnosolen Y.Z. Liang & R.C. Tsao, 1974
  • Genus Pseudolithophyllum Marie Lemoine, 1913