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Phylum (5)

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Class (7)

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Acanthopeltis(1) Acinetospora(1) Acrochaetium(4) Acrosiphonia(1) Acrothrix(3) Actinotrichia(8) Adenocystis(1) Agarum(2) Ahnfeltiopsis(40) Akkesiphycus(1) Alaria(11) Analipus(1) Antithamnion(5) Arthrocladia(3) Asparagopsis(5) Asperococcus(1) Asterocladon(1) Asteronema(2) Audouinella(2) Battersia(3) Bellotia(1) Blastophysa(4) Blastphysa(1) Blidingia(1) Bolbocoleon(1) Bonnemaisonia(2) Botryocladia(1) Botrytella(1) Branchioglossum(1) Bryopsis(4) Caloglossa(48) Carpomitra(4) Caulacanthus(1) Chaetomorpha(2) Chara(1) Chondracanthus(3) Chondrus(5) Chorda(39) Chordaria(7) Choristocarpus(1) Cladosiphon(5) Cladostephus(1) Cladothele(1) Codium(9) Coelarthrum(1) Coelocladia(1) Colaconema(6) Costaria(6) Cryptonemia(2) Cumathamnion(1) Cutleria(3) Dactylosiophon(1) Dactylosiphon(2) Dasya(2) Delamarea(2) Derbesia(4) Desmarestia(17) Dichotomaria(12) Dictyopteris(1) Dictyosiphon(5) Dictyosphaeria(1) Dictyota(3) Dictysiphon(1) Ecklonia(12) Ectocapus(3) Ectocarpus(205) Eisenia(6) Elachista(12) Endoplura?(1) Enteromorpha(1) Eudeme(1) Eudesma(1) Eudesme(10) Feldmannia(10) Feldmannophycus(3) Galaxaura(18) Gelidium(18) Geminocarpus(1) Giraudia(1) Gononema(1) Gracilaria(8) Gracilariopsis(1) Grateloupia(8) Griffithsia(3) Halopteris(6) Halosiphon(2) Haplospora(1) Hecatonema(3) Helminthocladia(5) Hildenbrandia(2) Hincksia(64) Hypnea(4) Ishige(1) Isthmoplea(1) Kjellmaniella(6) Kuckuckia(19) Kuetzingiella(2) Laminaria(16) Laminarionema(1) Laurencia(1) Lejolisia(1) Leptonematella(5) Leptonematella?(1) Lessonia(7) Liagora(1) Macrocystis(21) Mazzaella(3) Melanosiphon(5) Mesogloia(2) Microdictyon(2) Microspongium(1) Microzonia(2) Miuraea(1) Mutimo(3) Myelophycus(2) Myriogloea(3) Myriogloia(1) Myriotrichia(6) Nemacystus(2) Nemalion(3) Neoagarum(1) Nereocystis(5) Pachydictyon(1) Payssonnelia(3) Pelagophycus(2) Perithalia(2) Petalonia(4) Petroderma(2) Phaeophysema(1) Phaeosiphoniella(1) Phaeostrophion(1) Pilayella(1) Pilinia(1) Planosiphon(3) Pleurophycus(2) Plocamium(3) Polyopes(2) Polysiphonia(6) Porphyra(3) Predaea(1) Pseudochorda(2) Pterocladiella(6) Pterygophora(2) Punctaria(1) Pylaiella(12) Pyropia(35) Ralfsia(1) Rhodochorton(2) Ryuguphycus(3) Saccharina(13) Saccorhiza(4) Saundersella(6) Schizocladia(1) Schizymenia(1) Scinaia(2) Scytosiphon(2) Scytothamnus(2) Setoutiphycus(1) Spermatochnus(1) Sphacelaria(3) Sphacelorbus(2) Sphaerotrichia(7) Splachnidium(1) Sporochnus(7) Stictyosiphon(8) Stilophora(1) Streblonema(1) Striaria(2) Stypocaulon(1) Subdenia(1) Symphyocladia(1) Syringoderma(2) Taonia(1) Tilopteris(4) Trachynema(2) Trichogloea(1) Trichosolen(1) Tricleocarpa(2) Ulva(76) Umbraulva(1) Undaria(14) Valonia(2) Vaucheria(1) Vimineoleathesia(1) Zosterocarpus(1) planosiphon(1) saccharina(1)

Species name (318)

hainanensis(1) abbottiae(1) abyssalis(1) abyssicola(1) actinophysa(1) aculeata(4) adriaticus(1) andersonii(1) angustata(2) angustifolia(1) apiculata(1) aragoensis(1) aragoënsis(1) arasakii(1) arborea(2) arctica(3) armata(2) articulata(1) asatica(1) asiatica(22) atomaria(1) attenuata(4) australis(11) battersii(2) berkeleyi(1) bicyclis(2) bipinnatifidum(1) bolleanus(2) borealis(4) braunii(1) bullosus(4) caespitosum(4) caespitosus(1) californica(4) capillacea(3) capillaceae(2) capitulatum(1) caudata(2) cava(1) cavernosa(1) cavus(1) cervicornis(1) chilensis(6) chilosa(1) chordaeformis(1) cichorioides(2) clathratum(2) clavaeformis(4) clavata(2) codiocola(1) compressa(14) concinna(1) concinua(1) congesta(1) conifera(11) coriaceum(1) corrugata(2) corticulans(1) costata(10) crassa(5) crassifolia(8) crinita(1) crispus(2) crouaniorum(1) crouanirum(2) cryophila(1) cylindricus(3) decaisnei(1) decipiens(1) defectum(1) delamareoides(1) dentata(1) dermatodea(2) dichotoma auct. japon.(1) digitata(4) dimorphum(1) distans(1) divaricata(4) dubyi(1) durum(1) ekmani(1) elegans(12) elsbetiae(1) endophyticum(1) eriophorum(1) esculenta(4) exasperatus(3) falcata(1) fallax(1) fascia(2) fasciculata(11) fasciculatus(11) fasciculatus?(3) fastigiata(1) fenestrata(2) ferruginea(1) filicina(3) filum(9) fimbriatum(1) firma(5) flabelliformis(33) flaccida(1) flagelliformis(3) flexicaulis(3) flexuosa(5) foeniculaceus(2) fragile(3) fragilis(8) fucicola(1) fusca(1) gardneri(2) gayana(1) geminatus(1) giganteus(1) globifer(1) globifera(1) globosa(1) gracilescens(1) gracilis(6) granulosa(15) groenlandicum(2) gyrata(2) haitanensis(1) hamifera(2) hattoriana(2) herbacea(1) hincksiae(1) hirsuta(1) hirsutus(1) hoshawii(1) hubbsii(1) hyperborea(2) iliohaha(1) imbricata(1) integrifolia(2) interjectum(1) intermedia(1) intestinalis(6) irregularis(3) ischiensis(1) japonica(12) japonica var. diabolica(2) japonica var. ochotensis(2) japonicum(2) japonicus(1) kanakaensis(1) katadae(1) kempii?(1) keyari(1) kikonaiensis(3) koshikianum(1) kuaweuweu(3) kuniedae(1) kylinii(4) kylinii?(3) lacerata(1) lactuca(5) lanceolata(7) lancifolius(1) latifolia(2) latifrons(2) latiuscula(1) leprieurii(28) leutkeana(1) ligulata(1) linearis(2) linum(1) linza(18) littoralis(7) lomentaria(2) lubricus(1) lucasii(1) luetkeana(4) luxurians(1) macrophysa(1) maculiforme(1) maculosa(1) magellanica(1) marchantioides(1) marginata(3) maxima(4) mertensii(4) michelliae(1) micromora(1) migitae(1) mitchelliae(27) moniligera(1) muelleri(2) muelleri?(1) multifida(2) nagaii(1) nanus(2) nereocystis(1) nigrescens(3) nipponica(2) nipponicum(2) nipponicus(1) no data(1) norrisii(1) nova-zelandiae(1) oedogoniae(1) ohnoi(3) okamurae(4) okamurae ?(2) okamuranus(2) onslowensis(1) ovata(3) ovicornis(1) pacifica(4) pacificum?(1) pallida(5) paniculata(1) papillata(4) paradoxus(1) pedunculatus(2) perforata(1) pertusa(3) phinneyi(1) phlyctaenodes(1) piliferum(1) pilobolides(1) pinnatifida(12) plumigera(1) polyschides(2) porra(2) pseudo-ohnoi(1) pseudocrassa(2) pseudolanceolata(1) purpurea(3) purpureum(2) pusillum(3) pyrifera(18) radiata(5) radiciformis?(2) radicosa(2) requienii(1) rhizopus(5) rigida(5) rimosa(1) rotunda(1) rubra(2) rugosa(2) rugosum(1) rumoiana(2) saccharina(2) sandriana(7) sanrikuensis(1) scandinavica??(2) secundatum(1) senticulosa(5) seriata(1) serrulatum(1) sessillis(1) shandongensis(2) siliculosus(95) simplex(6) sinicola var. sinicola(1) solidigula(1) sorifera(1) soriferus(2) sp.(162) sp. (1) sp. 1(1) sp.1(1) sp.?(4) sparsus(1) sphacelarioides(1) sphaerocephala(1) sphaerophora(1) spinescens(1) spinosa(1) spinosa?(1) spirographidis(1) splendens(1) spongiosum(1) spongiosus(1) stellaris(3) subtubulosum(1) taeniaeformis(1) takenoensis(1) tanegashimensis(2) tanneri(1) taxiformis(3) teges(1) telfairiae(2) tenella(1) tenellus(1) tenera(12) tenuipedalis(1) tenuis(6) tenuissima(4) terminale(3) textorii(1) tomentosus(2) torta(2) tortilis(1) tortiris(1) umbilicatum(1) umezaki(1) undarioides(2) ustulatus(1) uvarioides(1) variegata(2) vellosa(1) velutina(2) vermiculare(2) vermiculata(1) verrucosa(1) vieillardii(20) villosa(3) virescens(2) viridis(1) washingtonensis(2) washingtoniensis(4) willi(1) yezoensis(4) zosterifolia(2) zosterifolius(2)

Information

Genome sequenced strain of Ectocarpus siliculosus was added in culture collection (KU-1372)
Genome paper of Chondrus crispus was published: Collen et al. (2013) Genome structure and metabolic features in the red seaweed Chondrus crispus shed light on evolution of the Archaeplastida. PNAS 110:5247-5252.
Genome paper of Ectocarpus siliculosus was published: Cock et al. (2010) The Ectocarpus genome and the independent evolution of multicellularity in brown algae Nature 456:617-621 .