Mastocarpus stellatus (Stackhouse) Guiry, 1984
(False Irish Moss)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Mastocarpus stellatus (False Irish Moss)
Family	PHYLLOPHORACEAE (a family of algae)
Order	GIGARTINALES (an order of red seaweeds)
Class	FLORIDEOPHYCEAE (a class of red seaweeds)
Phylum	RHODOPHYTA (red seaweeds)
Subkingdom	BILIPHYTA (red seaweeds)
Kingdom	PLANTAE (plants)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Mastocarpus stellatus is also a member of:
Seaweeds - differentiated, multicellular, marine algae (via Rhodophyta)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Rhodophyta)
Macrophytes - multi-cellular plants (via Seaweeds)

Records of Mastocarpus stellatus (False Irish Moss) :
1: Mastocarpus stellatus (False Irish Moss) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
19 Mar 2011	OSGR: SY67	50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W	Vice County: Dorset (VC 9)	England

Mastocarpus stellatus (False Irish Moss) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

GIGARTINALES
(an order of red seaweeds)

RHODOPHYTA
(red seaweeds)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Seaweeds
(differentiated, multicellular, marine algae)

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mastocarpus stellatus (False Irish Moss)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Mastocarpus stellatus (False Irish Moss)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

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