Marginariella
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| Marginariella | |
|---|---|
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| Marginariella urvilliana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Ochrophyta |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Fucales |
| Family: | Seirococcaceae |
| Genus: | Marginariella Tandy |
| Type species | |
| Marginariella urvilleana (A. Richard) Tandy | |
Marginariella is a genus of brown algae in the order Fucales.[1] All three members of the genus are endemic to the New Zealand region.[2][3]
Marginariella species consist of a holdfast bearing multiple blades. The margins of the blades bear receptacles and, in the case of M. boryana and M. urvilliana, pneumatocysts. The presence and form of the pneumatocysts can be used as a character to differentiate among the species.[4]
