Chorda
Genus of seaweeds
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Chorda is a genus of thalloid brown algae.[1] It is the only genus in the family Chordaceae. Its members are known by a number of common names including: mermaid's fishing line, tsurumo, ruálach, doruithe briain, sailors' laces, sea laces, mermaids line, roccálach, ruadhálach, gemeine meersaite, bootlace weed, seatwine, zottige meersaite, dead men's ropes, mermaid's tresses, cat gut and sea lace.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Division: | Ochrophyta |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Laminariales |
| Family: | Chordaceae Dumortier, 1822 |
| Genus: | Chorda Stackhouse, 1797 |
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Chorda filum | |
Species
The known species belonging to this genus are:[1]
- Chorda asiatica
- Chorda borealis
- Chorda filum
- Chorda kikonaiensis
- Chorda minuta
- Chorda rigida
