Phycocalidia
Genus of red algae
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Phycocalidia is a disputed[3] genus of foliose[4] red algae in the family Bangiaceae.
| Phycocalidia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Bangiophyceae |
| Order: | Bangiales |
| Family: | Bangiaceae |
| Genus: | Phycocalidia Santiañez & M.J.Wynne, 2020[1] |
| Type species | |
| Phycocalidia pseudolobata (L.-E.Yang, J.Brodie & Q.-Q.Lu) Santiañez & M.J.Wynne[2] | |
| Species | |
Distribution
This genus of algae is found in and near waters of India and Southeast Asia.[4]
Species
Phycocalidia contains four species according to WoRMS, however more have been documented in later studies.[1][4]
Confirmed
- Phycocalidia acanthophora (E.C.Oliveira & Coll) Santiañez, 2020
- Phycocalidia denticulata (Levring) Santiañez & M.J.Wynne, 2020
- Phycocalidia suborbiculata (Kjellman) Santiañez & M.J.Wynne, 2020
- Phycocalidia tanegashimensis (I.Shinmura) Santiañez, 2020
Unconfirmed
- Phycocalidia sukshma
- Phycocalidia vietnamensis
- Phycocalidia kanyakumariensis
