Goniotrichum

(Redirected from Goniotrichales)

Goniotrichum is a disputed[a] genus of red algae in the monotypic order Goniotrichales and class Bangiophyceae.[1][3]

Goniotrichum
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Clade: Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Bangiophyceae
Order: Goniotrichales
Family: Goniotrichaceae
Genus: Goniotrichum
Skuja, 1939
Species

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Species

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If accepted, Goniotrichum contains four species.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ According to World Register of Marine Species, Goniotrichum is currently unaccepted and instead merged into Erythrotrichia, however, Goniotrichales and Goniotrichaceae, its monotypic parent taxa, are accepted.[1] However, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service continues to classify it as a valid taxon.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Michael D. Guiry (2024). "Goniotrichales". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Explore the Taxonomic Tree Goniotrichum". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Goniotrichales". AlgaeBase.