24 Species in Family Gigartinaceae
Nominal species list for Gigartinaceae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Chondracanthus acicularis (Roth) Fredericq
Chondracanthus chamissoi (C. Agardh) Kützing
Chondracanthus exasperatus (Harvey & Bailey) Hughey Turkish towel
Chondracanthus glomeratus (Howe) Guiry
Chondracanthus intermedius (Suringar) Hommersand
Chondracanthus teedei (Mertens ex Roth) Kützing
Chondrus albemarlensis Taylor, 1945
Chondrus crispus Stackhouse Irish moss
Chondrus hancockii Taylor, 1945
Gigartina pistillata (S.G. Gmelin) Stackhouse
Gigartina skottsbergii Setchell & Gardner, 1936 Skottsberg's Gigartina
Gigartina teedii (Roth) Lamouroux, 1813
Iridaea cordata (Turner) Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1826 Iridea
Iridaea cordata var. cordata Reinsch
Iridaea tuberculosa (J.D. Hooker & Harvey) Leister
Mazzaella capensis (J. Agardh) Fredericq
Mazzaella laminarioides (Bory de Saint-Vincent) Fredericq
Mazzaella membranacea (J. Agardh) Fredericq
Mazzaella oregona (Doty) Hughey, Silva & Hommersand Mottled Turkish washcloth
Mazzaella splendens (Setchell & N.L. Gardner) Fredericq Iridescent seaweed
Sarcothalia circumcincta (J. Agardh) Hommersand
Sarcothalia crispata (Bory de Saint-Vincent) Leister
Sarcothalia papillosa (Bory de Saint-Vincent) Leister
Sarcothalia radula (Esper) Edyvane & Womersley
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