Florideophyceae
Florideophyceae is a class of exclusively multicellular red algae. They were once thought to be the only algae to bear pit connections, but these have since been found in the filamentous stage of the Bangiaceae. They were also thought only to exhibit apical growth, but there are genera known to grow by intercalary growth. Most, but not all, genera have three phases to the life cycle.
| Florideophyceae Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| "Florideae" from Ernst Haeckel's Kunstformen der Natur, 1904 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| (unranked): | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Subdivision: | Eurhodophytina |
| Class: | Florideophyceae Cronquist, 1960 |
| Subgroups | |
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