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Phaeophyceae (brown algae)

Phaeophyceae

Taxonomy
Phaeophyceae is a class. It is extant.

It was assigned to Heterokontophyta by Taylor et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Phaeophyceae Taylor et al. p. 1027

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomProtista
phylumOchrophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPhaeophyceae
classPhaeophyceae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Cl. Phaeophyceae [brown algae]
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G. †Chordites Fliche 1905
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†Chordites lebruni Fliche 1905
Unr. †Fucales
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G. †Pterophycus Herzer 1902
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†Pterophycus plicatus Herzer 1902
G. †Sargassites Sternberg 1833
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†Sargassites septentrionalis Brongniart 1828
G. Sargassum Agardh 1820
G. Fucus Linnaeus 1853
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†Fucus digitatus Penhallow 1896
†Fucus lignitum Lesquereux 1875
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G. †Halophytis Sang 1885
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†Halophytis magnum Sang 1885
Fm. Lessoniaceae Setchell and Gardner 1925
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G. †Julescraneia Parker and Dawson 1965
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†Julescraneia grandicornis Parker and Dawson 1965
G. †Limnophycus Kirchheimer 1930
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†Limnophycus paradoxus Kirchheimer 1930
G. †Staurofucus Radchenko 1956
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†Staurofucus mirabilis Radchenko 1956
Invalid names: Ectocarpales [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available