Padina gymnospora
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| Padina gymnospora | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Division: | Ochrophyta |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Dictyotales |
| Family: | Dictyotaceae |
| Genus: | Padina |
| Species: | P. gymnospora |
| Binomial name | |
| Padina gymnospora (Kützing) Sonder | |
Padina gymnospora, commonly known as peacock's tail and brown scroll algae, is a species of brown algae. The name peacock's tail is most likely derived from the thalli of this alga resembling the tail feathers of a peacock.[1]
