Nemalion is a genus of red algae that contains approximately ten species, including N. helminthoides. Its members are known by a number of common names. It is the source of the subclass name "Nemaliophycidae".

Species

As of 2017, the species accepted taxonomically are:

  • Nemalion amoenum
  • Nemalion attenuatum
  • Nemalion cari-cariense
  • Nemalion helminthoides
  • Nemalion longicolle
  • Nemalion lubricum (type species)
  • Nemalion multifidum Nemalion multifidum subsp. monoicum
  • Nemalion perpusillum
  • Nemalion vermiculare

Description

Simple multiaxial frond, with a soft and gelatinous core.

Distribution

Habitat

Marine, mainly littoral.

Notes

Further reading

  • Fritsch, F.E. 1965. The Structure and Reproduction of the Algae. pp. 468 - 469 Cambridge University Press
  • Nicolson, D.H. & Norris, J.N. (1983). Ordinal orthography: Nemalionales vs. Nemaliales (Rhodophyta). Taxon 32: 288–292.