Phycocalidia is a disputed[3] genus of foliose[4] red algae in the family Bangiaceae.

Phycocalidia
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(unranked): Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Bangiophyceae
Order: Bangiales
Family: Bangiaceae
Genus: Phycocalidia
Santiañez & M.J.Wynne, 2020[1]
Type species
Phycocalidia pseudolobata
(L.-E.Yang, J.Brodie & Q.-Q.Lu) Santiañez & M.J.Wynne[2]
Species

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Distribution

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This genus of algae is found in and near waters of India and Southeast Asia.[4]

Species

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Phycocalidia contains four species according to WoRMS, however more have been documented in later studies.[1][4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Michael D. Guiry (2024). "Phycocalidia Santiañez & M.J.Wynne, 2020". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Phycocalidia Santiañez & M.J.Wynne, 2020". www.algaebase.org. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  3. ^ Zuccarello, Giuseppe C.; Wen, Xianying; Kim, Gwang Hoon (2022). "Splitting blades: why genera need to be more carefully defined; the case for Pyropia (Bangiales, Rhodophyta)". Algae. 37 (3): 208. doi:10.4490/algae.2022.37.9.11.
  4. ^ a b c Kavale, Monica Gajanan; Kazi, Mudassar Anisoddin; Brodie, Juliet (18 January 2021). "Phycocalidia species (Bangiales, Rhodophyta), from the warm West Coast of India". European Journal of Phycology. 56 (3): 337. doi:10.1080/09670262.2020.1829714. Retrieved 29 June 2024.