Sporochnaceae

{{Short description|Family of algae}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Sporochnus pedunculatus Crouan.jpg

| image_caption = Sporochnus pedunculatus

| display_parents = 2

| parent_authority = Sauvageau

| taxon = Sporochnaceae

| authority = Greville

| subdivision_ranks = Genera

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| subdivision =

Austronereia

Bellotia

Carpomitra

Chytraphora

Encyothalia

Lucasia

Nereia

Perisporochnus

Perithalia

Sporochnema

Sporochnus

Tomaculopsis

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Sporochnacaeae is the only family in the order Sporochnales in the brown algae (class Phaeophyceae). Member of this family are thread-like algae growing by means of an intercalary row of dome shaped cells at the base of the hairs.Pound F.E. 1962 “The Biology of the Algae” Edward Arnold Ltd.

References

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{{cite journal|last1=Silberfeld|first1=Thomas|last2=Rousseau|first2=Florence|last3=Reviers|first3=Bruno de|title=An Updated Classification of Brown Algae (Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae)|journal=Cryptogamie, Algologie|volume=35|issue=2|year=2014|pages=117–156|issn=0181-1568|doi=10.7872/crya.v35.iss2.2014.117}}

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