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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Chondrus crispus, Nori, Coralline algae, Palmaria palmata, Delesseriaceae, Laver, Hildenbrandia, Pit connection, Porphyra, Rhodochorton, Bangia, Vanvoorstia bennettiana, Lemanea, Epithallus, RedToL, Atractophora hypnoides, Rhodolith, Peyssonnelia, Maerl, Kappaphycus alvarezii, Florideae, Gastroclonium reflexum, Schmitzia hiscockiana, Phycobilin, Cyanidioschyzon merolae, Mastocarpus stellatus, Gracilaria, Meristotheca papulosa, Thorea, Ice-ice, Asparagopsis taxiformis, Apophlaea, Solenopora, Bangiophyceae, Crustose, Ceramium, Asparagopsis armata, Rhodothamniella, Graticula, Audouinella, Gelidiella calcicola, Cruoriopsis, Corallina officinalis, Archaeolithophyllum, Hildenbrandiales, Nemastomatales, Phymatolithon, Rhodogorgonales, Cyanidiophyceae, Porphyridiophyceae, Allophycocyanin, Cryptonemiales, Osmundea pinnatifida, Acrochaetium efflorescens, Galaxaura, Gelidium amansii, Sporolithaceae, Mesophyllum, Schizoserideae, Lithophylloideae, Arenigiphyllum, Compsopogon, Waputikia, Corallinaceae, Melobesioideae, Porphyra haitanensis, Halysis, Geniculate, Mastophoroideae, Compsopogonophyceae, Acrosorium papenfussii, Rhodellophyceae, Stylonematophyceae, Carpospore, Halymenia, Corallinoideae, Bosworthia, Neuroglossum, Petrophyton, Ceramiales, Schizoseris, Batrachospermales, Acrochaetiales, Gracilariales, Nemaliales, Gelidiales, Metagoniolithoideae, Gelidiaceae, Choreonematoideae. Excerpt: The red algae (or Rhodophyta, pronounced, from Greek: (rhodon) = rose + (phyton) = plant, thus red plant) are one of the oldest groups of eukaryotic algae, and also one of the largest, with about 5,000-6,000 species of mostly multicellular, marine algae, including many notable seaweeds. Other references indicate as many as 10,000 species; more detailed counts indicate 4000 in 600 genera (3738 marine spp in 546 genera and 10 orders (plus ...
