Halymenia a genus of a macroscopic red algae that grows in oceans worldwide.[1]

Halymenia
Halymenia floresii
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(unranked): Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Halymeniales
Family: Halymeniaceae
Genus: Halymenia
C.Agardh

Species have been found in cold temperate areas but the highest diversity is found in warm temperate and tropical regions. For example, 41 names have been reported for the Indo-Pacific (Guiry & Guiry, 2011). Silva et al. (1996) listed 22 names (including two varieties) for the Indian Ocean.[2]

Species

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It includes the following species:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Halymenia C.Agardh, 1817". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ Hernández-Kantún, Jazmín J.; Sherwood, Alison R.; Riosmena-Rodriguez, Rafael; Huisman, John M.; De Clerck, Olivier (7 June 2012). "Branched Halymenia species (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta) in the Indo-Pacific region, including descriptions of Halymenia hawaiiana sp. nov. and H. tondoana sp. nov". European Journal of Phycology. 47 (4): 421–432. doi:10.1080/09670262.2012.733734. hdl:10379/11918.
  3. ^ Michael D. Guiry (2015). Guiry MD, Guiry GM (eds.). "Halymenia C.Agardh, 1817". AlgaeBase. National University of Ireland, Galway. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 8 February 2016.