Peyssonnelia
Peyssonnelia is a genus of thalloid red alga[1] comprising approximately 63 species. It includes the algae commonly known as rumoi-iwanokawa, mayoi-iwanokawa and akase-iwanokawa. Specimens can reach around 20 cm in size. Peyssonnelia produces tetraspores.
| Peyssonnelia | |
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| Peyssonnelia squamaria | |
Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Peyssonneliales |
| Family: | Peyssonneliaceae |
| Genus: | Peyssonnelia Decaisne, 1841 |
Segregate genera
The genera Cruoriella and Cruoriopsis are sometimes considered to be part of Peyssonnelia, but a 2007 dissertation by Krayesky separates them.[2]
Species
The species currently recognised are:
- P. abyssica
- P. antiqua
- P. armorica
- P. asiatica
- P. atropurpurea
- P. balanicola
- P. bicolor
- P. boergesenii
- P. bornetii
- P. boudouresquei
- P. calcea
- P. capensis
- P. caulifera
- P. clarionensis
- P. conchicola
- P. coriacea
- P. crispata
- P. dawsonii
- P. delicata
- P. distenda
- P. dubyi
- P. evae
- P. flavescens
- P. foliosa
- P. foveolata
- P. guadalupensis
- P. hairii
- P. hancockii
- P. hariotii
- P. harveyana
- P. imbricans
- P. immersa
- P. inamoena
- P. indica
- P. intermedia
- P. involvens
- P. japonica
- P. johanseni
- P. lemoinei
- P. luciparensis
- P. luzonensis
- P. magdalenae
- P. magna
- P. mariodinalis
- P. maris-rubri
- P. mariti
- P. meridionalis
- P. mexicana
- P. neocaledonica
- P. nitida
- P. nordstedtii
- P. novae-hollandiae
- P. obbesii
- P. obscura
- P. orientalis
- P. pacifica
- P. polymorpha
- P. profunda
- P. rara-avis
- P. replicata
- P. rosa-marina
- P. rosenvingei
- P. rubra
- P. rugosa
- P. rumoiana
- P. simulans
- P. splendens
- P. squamaria
- P. stoechas
- P. thomassinii
- P. valentinii
References
- Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Peyssonnelia". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- Schneider, C. W.; Reading, R. P. (1987). "A revision of the genus Peyssonnelia (Rhodophyta, Cryptonemiales) from North Carolina, including P. atlantica new species". Bulletin of Marine Science. 40 (2): 175–192.
- Krayesky, David M (2007). "Phylogenetic and developmental studies in selected red algae, with a focus on taxa from the Gulf of Mexico". University of Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana (PhD dissertation). Cite journal requires
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