Mastocarpus
Genus of algae
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Mastocarpus is a genus of red algae belonging to the family Phyllophoraceae.[1]
| Mastocarpus | |
|---|---|
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| Mastocarpus stellatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Gigartinales |
| Family: | Phyllophoraceae |
| Genus: | Mastocarpus Kützing, 1843 |
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
Species
Species:[1]
- Mastocarpus agardhii
- Mastocarpus alaskensis
- Mastocarpus californianus
- Mastocarpus papillatus
- Mastocarpus stellatus