Family of algae
Gelidiaceae
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Gelidium corneum
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Scientific classification
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Clade:
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Archaeplastida
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Division:
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Rhodophyta
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Class:
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Florideophyceae
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Order:
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Gelidiales
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Family:
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Gelidiaceae Kützing, 1843
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Genera
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- Acanthopeltis Okamura, 1892
- Capreolia Guiry & Womersley, 1993
- Gelidiophycus G.H.Boo, J.K.Park & S.M.Boo, 2013
- Gelidium J.V. Lamouroux, 1813
- Onikusa Akatsuka, 1986
- Porphyroglossum Kützing, 1847
- Ptilophora Kützing, 1847
- Yatabella Okamura, 1900
- Acrocarpus Kützing, 1843 (nomen dubium)
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The Gelidiaceae is a small family of red algae containing eight genera.[1] Many species of this algae are used to make agar.[2]