Sheathia

Sheathia boryana (bottom)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Batrachospermales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Rhodophyta Subdivisio: Rhodophytina Classis: Florideophyceae Subclassis: Nemaliophycidae Ordo: Batrachospermales

Familia: Batrachospermaceae
Genus: Sheathia

Species: S. americana – S. arcuata – S. boryana – S. carpoinvolucra – S. confusa – S. exigua – S. fluitans – S. grandis – S. heterocortica – S. involuta

Name

Sheathia Salomaki & Vis, 2014

• Type species: Sheathia boryana (Sirodot) Salomaki & M.L.Vis

References

• Salomaki, E.D., Kwandrans, J., Eloranta, P. & Vis, M.L. 2014: Molecular and morphological evidence for Sheathia gen. nov. (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta) and three new species. Journal of phycology 50(3): 526–542. DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12179 Reference page. 
• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2017. Sheathia. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 28 August 2017.

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