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Rhodophyta (red algae)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Rhodophyta Wettstein
1996Rhodophyta Margulis p. 1074
2003Rhodophyta Kiessling
2007Rhodophyta Schneider and Wynne
2008Rhodophyta Taylor et al. p. 1027

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
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phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922

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.

Ph. Rhodophyta Wettstein 1922 [red algae]
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G. †Anomalophycus Fenton and Fenton 1937
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†Anomalophycus compactus Fenton and Fenton 1937
Fm. †Cambrinaceae Korde 1973
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G. †Cambrina Korde 1973
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†Cambrina fruticulosa Korde 1973
G. †Filaria Korde 1973
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†Filaria seriata Korde 1973
G. †Chenilleophycus Leary 1986
G. †Cretacicrusta Elliott 1972
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†Cretacicrusta dubiosa Elliott 1972
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G. †Bangiomorpha Butterfield 2000
Cl. Florideophyceae Cronquist 1960
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Invalid names: Ahnfeltiaceae [empty]
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Invalid names: Pihiellaceae [empty]
Subcl. †Corallinophycidae Le Gall et al. 2010
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Or. Corallinales Silva and Johansen 1986
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G. †Amorfia Racz 1966
G. †Archaeolithothamnium Rothpletz 1891
G. †Archamphiroa Steinmann 1926
Fm. Corallinaceae Lamouroux 1816
Fm. †Craticulaceae Brooke and Riding 1998
G. †Graticula
G. †Halysis Hoeg 1932
Fm. †Hydrolithaceae Townsend and Huisman 2018
Fm. Lithophyllaceae Athanasiadis 2016
G. †Nematothallopsis Smith and Butterfield 2013
Fm. Peyssonneliaceae Denizot 1968
G. †Phormidioidea Wieland 1930
G. †Razumovskya Vologdin 1939
G. †Sorithamnion Heydrich 1900
Fm. †Spongitaceae Kutzing 1843
G. †Stacheoides Cummings 1955
G. †Tetonophycus Fenton and Fenton 1939
G. †Yukonella Mamet and Rudloff 1972
Or. Hapalidiales Nelson and Sutherland 2015
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Fm. Hapalidiaceae Grey 1864
Fm. †Lithothamniacae Hrabovsky et al. 2021
Fm. †Mesophyllaceae Athanasiadis 2016
Or. †Sporolithales Le Gall et al. 2010
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Fm. Sporolithaceae Verheij 1993
Or. Cryptonemiales Schmitz 1892
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Fm. †Archaeolithophyllaceae Chuvashov 1987
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G. †Archaeolithophyllum Johnson 1956
G. †Hortonella Mamet 1995
G. †Neoprincipia Cozar and Vachard 2003
G. †Petschoria Korde 1951
G. †Principia Brenckle 1982
G. †Paleopikea Parker and Dawson 1965
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†Paleopikea cranei Parker and Dawson 1965
G. †Paleosiphonia Parker and Dawson 1965
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†Paleosiphonia oppositiclada Parker and Dawson 1965
G. Dawsoniolithon Caragnano 2018
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Dawsoniolithon conicum Humblet et al. 2019
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Invalid names: Hildenbrandiaceae [empty]
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Invalid names: Acrochaetiaceae [empty]
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Invalid names: Balbianiaceae [empty]
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Invalid names: Balliaceae [empty]
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Invalid names: Batrachospermaceae [empty], Lemaneaceae [empty], Psilosiphonaceae [empty]
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Invalid names: Colaconemataceae [empty]
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G. †Hapalophloea Pia 1937
Invalid names: Galaxauraceae [empty], Liagoraceae [empty], Scinaiaceae [empty]
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Invalid names: Palmariaceae [empty], Rhodophysemataceae [empty], Rhodothamniellaceae [empty]
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Invalid names: Rhodogorgonaceae [empty]
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Invalid names: Thoreaceae [empty]
G. †Prismostylus Okulitch 1935
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†Prismostylus fibratum Safford 1856
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Invalid names: Acrosymphytaceae [empty]
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Invalid names: Bonnemaisoniaceae [empty], Naccariaceae [empty]
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G. †Delesserites Sternberg 1833
G. †Paleothamnion Parker and Dawson 1965
Invalid names: Ceramiaceae [empty], Dasyaceae [empty], Delesseriaceae [empty], Sarcomeniaceae [empty]
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Invalid names: Gelidiaceae [empty], Gelidiellaceae [empty], Pterocladiaceae [empty]
Or. Gigartinales Schmitz 1892
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G. †Chondrides Schimper 1869
Fm. Solieriaceae Agardh 1876
Invalid names: Acrotylaceae [empty], Areschougiaceae [empty], Blinksiaceae [empty], Calosiphoniaceae [empty], Catenellopsidaceae [empty], Caulacanthaceae [empty], Corynocystaceae [empty], Crossocarpaceae Perestenko 1975 [empty], Cruoriaceae [empty], Cubiculosporaceae [empty], Cystocloniaceae [empty], Dicranemataceae [empty], Dumontiaceae [empty], Endocladiaceae [empty], Furcellariaceae [empty], Gainiaceae [empty], Gigartinaceae [empty], Gloiosiphoniaceae [empty], Haemeschariaceae [empty], Kallymeniaceae [empty], Mychodeaceae [empty], Mychodeophyllaceae [empty], Nizymeniaceae [empty], Phacelocarpaceae [empty], Phyllophoraceae [empty], Polyideaceae [empty], Rhizophyllidaceae [empty], Rissoellaceae [empty], Schmitziellaceae [empty], Sphaerococcaceae [empty], Tichocarpaceae [empty]
Or. Gracilariales Fredericq and Hommersand 1989
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Invalid names: Gracilariaceae [empty], Pterocladiophilaceae Fan and Papenfuss 1959 [empty], Tsengiaceae Saunders and Kraft 2002 [empty]
Or. Halymeniales Saunders and Kraft 1996
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Invalid names: Halymeniaceae [empty]
Or. Nemastomatales Kylin 1925
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Invalid names: Nemastomataceae [empty], Schizymeniaceae [empty]
Or. Plocamiales Saunders and Kraft 1994
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Invalid names: Plocamiaceae [empty], Pseudoanemoniaceae [empty], Sarcodiaceae [empty]
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Invalid names: Champiaceae [empty], Faucheaceae Saunders et al. 1999 [empty], Lomentariaceae [empty], Rhodymeniaceae [empty]
Or. Sebdeniales Withall and Saunders 2006
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Invalid names: Sebdeniaceae [empty]
Invalid names: Corallinophycidea LeGall and Saunders 2007 [empty]
G. †Guangxilamina Wu 1991
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G. †Kordephyton Radugin and Strepanova 1964
Fm. †Ludloviaceae Chuvashov 1987
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G. †Epiphyton Bornemann 1886
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†Epiphyton flabellatum Bornemann 1886
Invalid names: Paraepiphyton Wray 1967 [synonym]
G. †Ludlovia Korde 1973
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†Ludlovia multispora Korde 1973
G. †Menselina Antropov 1967
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†Menselina clathrata Antropov 1967
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Invalid names: Boldiaceae [empty]
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Invalid names: Erythrotrichiaceae [empty]
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Invalid names: Rhodochaetaceae [empty]
G. †Pasinia Massalongo 1851
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†Pasinia pyriformis Massalongo 1851
G. †Pseudokomia Racz 1966
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Invalid names: Phragmonemataceae [empty], Porphyridiaceae [empty]
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Invalid names: Glaucosphaeraceae [empty]
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Invalid names: Stylonemataceae [empty]
Cl. Rhodophyceae Ruprecht 1851
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G. Acrochaetium Nägeli 1858
G. Angulocellularia Vologdin 1962
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†Angulocellularia anisotoma Vologdin 1962
G. †Angusticellularia Vologdin 1962
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†Angusticellularia anisotoma Vologdin 1962
Fm. †Aoujgaliaceae Termier and Vachard 1975
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G. †Aoujgalia Termier and Termier 1950
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†Aoujgalia variabilis Termier and Termier 1950
G. †Dromastacheoides Perret and Vachard 1977
G. †Fourstonella Cummings 1955
G. †Mametella Brenckle 1977
G. †Roquesselsia Termier 1977
G. †Stacheia Brady 1876
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†Stacheia amplexa Vine 1882
†Stacheia congesta Brady 1876
†Stacheia cuspidata Chapman 1895
†Stacheia dispansa Chapman 1895
†Stacheia intermedia Chapman 1895
†Stacheia marginuloides Brady 1876
†Stacheia triradiata Chapman 1895
G. †Stacheoidella Mamet and Roux 1987
Or. †Archaeolithophyllales Chuvashov 1987
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Fm. †Palaeoaplysinidae Chuvashov 1973
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G. †Ditabulipora Wu 1991
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Fm. †Palaoaplysinaceae Vachard and Kabanov 2007
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G. †Eopalaeoaplysina Anderson and Beauchamp 2014
G. †Palaeoaplysina Krotov 1888
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G. †Arthrodendron Ulrich 1904
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†Arthrodendron diffusum Ulrich 1904
Or. †Calcifoliida Termier 1977
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Fm. †Calcifoliaceae Termier 1977
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G. †Calcifolium Shvetsov and Birina 1935
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†Calcifolium okense Shvetsov and Birina 1935
G. †Falsocalcifolium Vachard and Cozar 2005
G. †Frustulata Saltovskaya 1984
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Invalid names: Pseudodonezella Mamet and Herbig 1990 [synonym]
Fm. †Fasciellidae Shuysky 1999
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G. †Fasciella
G. †Praedonezella Kulik 1973
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Invalid names: Iberiaella Racz 1984 [synonym]
Subcl. †Florideae
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G. †Corematocladus Ruedemann 1909
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†Corematocladus densa Ruedemann 1909
Fm. †Dzhulfanellaceae Korde 1965
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G. †Dzhulfanella Korde 1965
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G. †Ungdarella Maslov 1956
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†Ungdarella stellata Korde 1965
†Ungdarella uralica Maslov 1956
Fm. †Ungdarellaceae Maslov 1956
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G. †Cheggatella Poncet 1989
G. †Foliophycus Johnson 1960
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†Foliophycus llanoensis Johnson 1960
Fm. †Gymnocodiaceae Elliot 1955
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G. †Asterocalculus Sokac and Grgasovic 1998
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†Asterocalculus heraki Sokac and Grgasovic 1998
G. †Diversocallis Dragastan 1967
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†Diversocallis undulatus Dragastan 1967
G. †Gymnocodium Pia 1927
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†Gymnocodium gracile Korde 1965
†Gymnocodium nodosum Ogilvie Gordon 1927
†Gymnocodium novum Korde 1965
G. †Nanjinophycus Mu and Riding 1983
G. †Permocalculus Elliott 1955
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†Permocalculus ampullaceus Elliott 1959
†Permocalculus minutus Bucur 1994
G. †Succodium Konishi 1954
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†Succodium ambiguum Korde 1965
†Succodium difficile Korde 1965
†Succodium multipilularum Konishi 1955
G. †Lomentarites Fliche 1905
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†Lomentarites borneti Fliche 1905
Fm. †Solenoporaceae Pia 1927
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G. †Cordilites Pocta 1887
G. †Dendronella Moussavian and Senowbari-Daryan 1988
G. †Elianella
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†Elianella elegans Pfender and Basse 1947
G. †Eolithoporella Johnson 1966
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†Eolithoporella dawsoni Johnson 1966
G. †Komia Korde 1951
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†Komia abundans Korde 1951
G. †Marinella Pfender 1939
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†Marinella lugeoni Pfender 1939
G. †Metasolenopora Yabe 1912
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G. †Neosolenopora Mastrorilli 1955
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†Neosolenopora armoricana Graham 1973
G. †Parachaetetes Deninger 1906
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†Parachaetetes cassiana Flugel 1961
†Parachaetetes dizluensis Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2008
†Parachaetetes johnsoni Maslov 1962
†Parachaetetes lamellatus Konishi 1954
†Parachaetetes ternquisti Deninger 1906
G. †Pycnoporidium Yabe and Toyama 1928
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†Pycnoporidium levantinum Johnson 1964
†Pycnoporidium lobatum Yabe and Toyama 1928
†Pycnoporidium sinuosum Johnson and Konishi 1960
G. †Solenomeris Douvillé 1924
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†Solenomeris ogormani Douvillé 1924
G. †Solenopora Dybowski 1877
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†Solenopora concentrica Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2006
†Solenopora jurassica Brown 1894
†Solenopora paraconcentrica Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2006
†Solenopora rectangulata Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2008
†Solenopora sahnii Rao and Gowda 1954
†Solenopora spongioides Dybowski 1877
†Solenopora tiruchiensis Rao and Gowda 1954
†Solenopora triasina Vinassa de Regny 1915
†Solenopora urgoniana Pfenfer 1930
†Solenopora vachardi Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2006
G. †Solenoporella Rothpletz 1908
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G. †Tauristorea Senowbari-Daryan and Link 2005
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†Tauristorea discursa Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2006
†Tauristorea parallela Senowbari-Daryan and Link 2005
G. †Sajania Vologdin 1962
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†Sajania frondosa Vologdin 1962
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G. †Epistacheoides Petryk and Mamet 1972
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†Epistacheoides nephroformis Petryk and Mamet 1972
G. †Stenogrammites Kretschetovitsch 1936
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†Stenogrammites pseudocostata Kretschetovitsch 1936
G. †Tetradium Dana 1846
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†Tetradium approximatum Ulrich 1900
†Tetradium huronense Billings 1865
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Invalid names: Tetradium ontario Hall 1884 [synonym]
G. †Waputikia Walcott 1919
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†Waputikia ramosa Walcott 1919
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available