Subphylum

Eurhodophytina (True red algae)

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Red algae, or Rhodophyta (/roʊˈdɒfɪtə/ roh-DOF-ih-tə, /ˌroʊdəˈfaɪtə/ ROH-də-FY-tə; from Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon) ’rose’, and φυτόν (phutón) ’plant’), are one of the oldest groups of eukaryotic algae. The Rhodophyta also comprises one of the largest phyla of algae, containing over 7,000 currently recognized species with taxonomic revisions ongoing. The majority of species (6,793) are found in the Florideophyceae (class), and mostly consist of multicellular, marine algae, including many notable seaweeds….

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Subtaxa

Class: Florideophyceae (Florideophycean algae)

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