Translingual

Proper noun

Florideophyceae

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

Usage notes

This and Bangiaceae were previously the two classes within Rhodophyta but more recently they have been merged into one class: Rhodophyceae.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (class): Ahnfeltiophycidae, Coralllinophycidae, Hildenbrandiophyceae, Nemaliophycidae, Rhodymeniophycidae - subclasses; Rhodachlyales - order not assigned to a class
  • Ahnfeltiales, Pihiellales; Corallinales, Rhodogorgonales, Sporolithales; Hildenbrandiales; Acrochaetiales, Balbianiales, Balliales, Batrachospermales, Colaconematales, Entwisleiales, Nemaliales, Palmariales, Thoreales; Acrosymphytales, Bonnemaisoniales, Ceramiales, Gelidiales, Gigartinales, Gracilariales, Halymeniales, Nemastomatales, Peyssonneliales, Plocamiales, Rhodymeniales, Sebdeniales - orders

References

• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521