Red Algae

Rhodophyta

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Rhodophyta (Red Algae) is a phylum of plants. There are 8084 species of Red Algae, in 1031 genera and 114 families.

EOL has data for 15 attributes, including:

cultivated in
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/cultivated_in
- Definition: This organism is cultivated (populations grown with the aid of human effort or technology) in the following region(s)
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India
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/1269750
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ecomorphological guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/EcomorphologicalGuild
- Definition: organisms that share certain morphological traits due to adaptation to similar environments and ecological roles
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algae
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q37868
- Definition: polyphyletic group of photosynthetic nonvascular organisms
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Mauritius
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/934292
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harvested in
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/harvested_in
- Definition: This organism is caught or collected, and put to human use, in the following region(s)
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Ireland
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/2963597
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
- Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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water depth
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimDepth
- Definition: The depth of seawater at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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15.3 m
water temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/SeawaterTemperature
- Definition: Temperature of the water at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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11.672 degrees celsius

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of red algae. View this species on GBIF

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Red Algae Habitats

The environments in which many red algae species are known to live. Select an environment to see its red algae species checklist.

red algae Habitats

The environments in which many red algae species are known to live. Select an environment to see its red algae species checklist.

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