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Sporochnaceae

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Sporochnaceae
Sporochnus pedunculatus
Scientific classification
(unranked):
Superphylum:
Class:
Order:
Sporochnales
Family:
Sporochnaceae
Genera

Austronereia
Bellotia
Carpomitra
Chytraphora
Encyothalia
Nereia
Perisporochnus
Perithalia
Sporochnema
Sporochnus
Sporochonema
Tomaculopsis

Sporochnacaeae is the only family in order Sporochnales in the brown algae (class Phaeophyceae). Member of this family are thread-like algae growing by means of an intercalary row of dome shaped cells at the base of the hairs.[1]

References

  1. ^ Pound F.E. 1962 “The Biology of the Algae” Edward Arnold Ltd.