Dumontiaceae is a red alga family in the order Gigartinales.

Dumontiaceae
Dilsea carnosa
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Clade: Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Gigartinales
Family: Dumontiaceae
Bory de Saint-Vincent
Genera

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Species in the British Isles, includes Dumontia contorta (S.G.Gmelin) Ruprecht.[1]

Genera

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According to WoRMS;[2]

Also;

  • Former genus Borrichius S.F.Gray, 1821 now accepted as synonym of Dudresnaya
  • Former genus Litharthron Weber-van Bosse, 1904, now accepted as synonym of Rhodopeltis

References

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  1. ^ Irvine, L.M..1983. Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1 Rhodophyta. Part 2A. British Museum. ISBN 0 565 00871 4
  2. ^ "WoRMS - Dumontiaceae Bory, 1828". www.marinespecies.org. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
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