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Jania (alga)

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Jania
Jania rubens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Corallinales
Family: Corallinaceae
Subfamily: Corallinoideae
Genus: Jania
J.V. Lamouroux, 1812 [1]
Species

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Jania is a genus of red seaweeds with hard, calcareous, branching skeletons in the family Corallinaceae. Members of the genus are found in sheltered reef habitats, often in crevices or other shaded areas.[2]

Description

Members of the genus are dichotomously branched and grow in wide, tangled clumps. The branches are composed of stiff, cylindrical segments and can bend at the joints. The colour is generally red or pink and the joints are white.[2]

Species

The World Register of Marine Species list the following:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Guiry, M.D. (2010). "Jania; J.V. Lamouroux, 1812". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
  2. ^ a b Segmented algae (Jania spp.) Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved 2011-12-31.