Phycocalidia Explained

Phycocalidia is a disputed^[1] genus of foliose^[2] red algae in the family Bangiaceae.

Distribution

This genus of algae is found in and near waters of India and Southeast Asia.^[2]

Species

Phycocalidia contains four species according to WoRMS, however more have been documented in later studies.^[2]

Confirmed

• Phycocalidia acanthophora (E.C.Oliveira & Coll) Santiañez, 2020
• Phycocalidia denticulata (Levring) Santiañez & M.J.Wynne, 2020
• Phycocalidia suborbiculata (Kjellman) Santiañez & M.J.Wynne, 2020
• Phycocalidia tanegashimensis (I.Shinmura) Santiañez, 2020

Unconfirmed

• Phycocalidia sukshma
• Phycocalidia vietnamensis
• Phycocalidia kanyakumariensis

Notes and References

1. Zuccarello . Giuseppe C. . Wen . Xianying . Kim . Gwang Hoon . Splitting blades: why genera need to be more carefully defined; the case for Pyropia (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) . Algae . 2022 . 37 . 3 . 208 . 10.4490/algae.2022.37.9.11 . zuccarello1. free .
2. Kavale . Monica Gajanan . Kazi . Mudassar Anisoddin . Brodie . Juliet . Phycocalidia species (Bangiales, Rhodophyta), from the warm West Coast of India . European Journal of Phycology . 18 January 2021 . 56 . 3 . 337 . 10.1080/09670262.2020.1829714 . 29 June 2024 . brodie1.