Peyssonnelia
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Peyssonnelia is a genus of thalloid red alga comprising approximately 63 species. It includes the algae commonly known as rumoi-iwanokawa, mayoi-iwanokawa and akase-iwanokawa. Specimens can reach around 20 cm in size. Peyssonnelia produces tetraspores.
are sometimes considered to be part of Peyssonnelia, but a 2007 dissertation by Krayesky separates them.
Segregate genera
The genera Cruoriella and CruoriopsisCruoriopsis
Cruoriopsis is a genus of ##red algae### It has sometimes been considered a ##Synonym #taxonomy#|synonym## of Cruoriella Crouan & Crouan or part of the large genus ##Peyssonnelia### A 2007 dissertation by Krayesky recognizes this genus, as does ##Integrated Taxonomic Information System|ITIS###...
are sometimes considered to be part of Peyssonnelia, but a 2007 dissertation by Krayesky separates them.
Species
The species currently recognised are:- P. abyssica
- P. antiqua
- P. armorica
- P. asiatica
- P. atropurpurea
- P. balanicola
- P. bicolor
- P. boergesenii
- P. bornetii
- P. boudouresquei
- P. calcea
- P. capensis
- P. caulifera
- P. clarionensis
- P. conchicola
- P. coriacea
- P. crispata
- P. dawsonii
- P. delicata
- P. distenda
- P. dubyi
- P. evae
- P. flavescens
- P. foliosa
- P. foveolata
- P. guadalupensis
- P. hairii
- P. hancockii
- P. hariotii
- P. harveyana
- P. imbricans
- P. immersa
- P. inamoena
- P. indica
- P. intermedia
- P. involvens
- P. japonica
- P. johanseni
- P. lemoinei
- P. luciparensis
- P. luzonensis
- P. magdalenae
- P. magna
- P. mariodinalis
- P. maris-rubri
- P. mariti
- P. meridionalis
- P. mexicana
- P. neocaledonica
- P. nitida
- P. nordstedtii
- P. novae-hollandiae
- P. obbesii
- P. obscura
- P. orientalis
- P. pacifica
- P. polymorpha
- P. profunda
- P. rara-avis
- P. replicata
- P. rosa-marina
- P. rosenvingei
- P. rubra
- P. rugosa
- P. rumoiana
- P. simulans
- P. splendens
- P. squamaria
- P. stoechas
- P. thomassinii
- P. valentinii
External links
- Images of Peyssonnelia at AlgaebaseAlgaeBaseAlgaeBase is a global species database of information on all groups of algae, as well as one group of flowering plants, the sea-grasses.AlgaeBase evolved from Michael Guiry's seaweed website, and has grown into a database of algae from throughout the world, and in freshwater, terrestrial, and...