GIGARTINALES Schmitz, 1892
(an order of red seaweeds)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
CYSTOCLONIACEAE
a family of red algae
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 		Family 2 subtaxa 21 images
DUMONTIACEAE
red rags
Family 1 subtaxa 21 images
Dumontia
a genus of red seaweeds
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 21 images
GIGARTINACEAE
a family of red seaweeds
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 		Family 1 subtaxa 22 images
PHYLLOPHORACEAE
a family of algae
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 		Family 1 subtaxa 3 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
OrderGIGARTINALES (an order of red seaweeds)
ClassFLORIDEOPHYCEAE (a class of red seaweeds)
PhylumRHODOPHYTA (red seaweeds)
SubkingdomBILIPHYTA (red seaweeds)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Dixon, P.S. & Irvine, L.M. 1977 Rhodophyta Part 1: Introduction, Nemaliales, Gigartinales Seaweeds of the British Isles, Vol 1, Part 1, 252pp, Natural History Museum Publications

GIGARTINALES (an order of red seaweeds) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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