Rhodophyceae

Translingual

Laurencia sp.

Etymology

From rhodo- +‎ -phyceae.

Proper noun

Rhodophyceae

1. A taxonomic class within the phylum Rhodophyta – the sole class of red algae.

Usage notes

Rhodophyceae is a class name, but is effectively synonymous with Rhodophyta — the red algae. It does not appear in all taxonomic systems. ITIS records a subdivision (i.e. subphylum) of Rhodophyta with the name Rhodophytina and synonym Rhodophyceae.

Hypernyms

• (class): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Biliphyta – subkingdom; Rhodophyta – phylum; Eurhodophytina - subphylum

Hyponyms

• Acrochaetiales
• Ahnfeltiales
• Balbianiales
• Balliales
• Bangiales
• Batrachospermales
• Bonnemaisoniales
• Ceramiales
• Colaconematales
• Corallinales
• Cyanidiales
• Erythropeltidales
• Gelidiales
• Gigartinales
• Gracilariales
• Halymeniales
• Hildenbrandiales
• Nemaliales
• Nemastomatales
• Palmariales
• Pihiellales
• Plocamiales
• Porphyridiales
• Rhodochaetales
• Rhodogorgonales
• Rhodymeniales
• Stylonematales

Coordinate terms

• (class): Bangiophyceae

References

• Rhodophyceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rhodophyceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Rhodophyta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Rhodophyta placement and circumscription (click icon for description) at AlgaeBase