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Classification of Rhodophytes and Glaucophytes Phylum Classification
Takashi Nakada
24 December 2010
Phylum Subphylum Class Subclass Order
Rhodophyta Cyanidiophytina Cyanidiophyceae Cyanidiales
Rhodophytina Compsopogonophyceae Compsopogonales
Erythropeltidales
Rhodochaetales
Porphyridiophyceae Porphyridiales
Rhodellophyceae Rhodellales
Dixoniellales
Stylonematophyceae Stylonematales
Rufusiales
Bangiophyceae Bangiales
Florideophyceae Hildenbrandiophycidae Hildenbrandiales
Corallinophycidae Rhodogorgonales
Sporolithales
Corallinales
Nemaliophycidae Balliales
Thoreales
Acrochaetiales
Colaconematales
Palmariales
Balbianiales
Nemaliales
Batrachospermales
Rhodachlyales
Ahnfeltiophycidae Pihiellales
Ahnfeltiales
Rhodymeniophycidae Gracilariales
Rhodymeniales
Sebdeniales
Cryptonemiales
Nemastomatales
Gelidiales
Bonnemaisoniales
Gigartinales
Peyssonneliales
Acrosymphytales
Plocamiales
Ceramiales
Glaucocystophyta Glaucocystophyceae Cyanophorales
Gloeochaetales
Glaucocystales

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