List of algae of the Houtman Abrolhos

The marine waters of the Houtman Abrolhos, an island chain off the coast of Western Australia, have been recorded as containing 260 species of benthic algae. This figure comprises 178 species of red algae (Rhodophyta), 50 species of brown algae (Phaeophyta) and 32 species of green algae (Chlorophyta). Both temperate and tropical species occur there. This is a list of algae of the Houtman Abrolhos:[1]

Rhodophyta edit

Porphyridiaceae
Acrochaetiaceae
Bonnemaisoniaceae
Ceramiaceae
Dasyaceae
Delesseriaceae
Rhodomelaceae
Corallinaceae
Gelidiaceae
Gelidiellaceae
Acrotylaceae
Areschougiaceae
Cystocloniaceae
Dicranemataceae
Dumontiaceae
Hypneaceae
Kallymeniaceae
Nemastomataceae
Nizymeniaceae
Peyssonneliaceae
Phacelocarpaceae
Rhizophyllidaceae
Gracilariaceae
Halymeniaceae
Sebdeniaceae
Liagoraceae
Galaxauraceae
Plocamiaceae
Champiaceae
Lomentariaceae
Rhodymeniaceae

Phaeophyta edit

Chordariaceae
Punctariaceae
Dictyotaceae
Ectocarpaceae
Cystoseiraceae
Sargassaceae
Alariaceae
Scytosiphonaceae
Sphacelariaceae
Sporochnaceae

Chlorophyta edit

Bryopsidaceae
Caulerpaceae
Codiaceae
Halimedaceae
Udoteaceae
Anadyomenaceae
Polyphysaceae
Siphonocladaceae
Valoniaceae
Ulvaceae

References edit

  1. ^ Huisman, John M. (1997). "Marine benthic algae of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia". In Wells, F. E. (ed.). The marine flora and fauna of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia: Volume 1. Western Australian Museum. pp. 177–237. ISBN 0-7309-8553-9.