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Clickable index to genera and species

Green algae

Acrochaete sp Blidingia minima Bryopsis africana Bryopsis caespitosa Bryopsis genus Bryopsis hypnoides Bryopsis myosuroides Bryopsis plumosa Bryopsis pusilla Caulerpa genus Caulerpa bartoniae Caulerpa brachypus Caulerpa filiformis Caulerpa holmesiana Caulerpa racemosa Caulerpa zeyheri Chaetomorpha genus Chaetomorpha aerea Chaetomorpha antennina Chaetomorpha linum Chaetomorpha natalensis Chaetomorpha spiralis Chaetomorpha vieillardii Chamaedoris genus Chamaedoris auriculata Chamaedoris delphinii Cladophora genus Cladophora albida Cladophora coelothrix Cladophora flagelliformis Cladophora lehmanniana Cladophora radiosa Cladophora rugulosa Cladophora sericea Cladophora sp1 Cladophora sp2 Codium genus Codium capitatum Codium duthieae Codium extricatum

Codium fragile subsp capense Codium incognitum Codium isaacii Codium lucasii subsp capense Codium megalophysum Codium papenfussii Codium pelliculare Codium platylobium Codium pocockiae Codium prostratum Codium spongiosum Codium stephensiae Codium tenue Derbesia hollenbergii Derbesia marina Halimeda genus Halimeda cuneata Halimeda tuna Letterstedtia insignis Pseudocoium devriesii Rhizoclonium riparium Sporocladopsis novae-zelandiae Udotea orientalis Ulothrix flacca Ulva genus Ulva clathrata Ulva compressa Ulva fasciata Ulva flexuosa Ulva intestinalis Ulva prolifera Ulva rhacodes Ulva rigida Ulva tanneri Ulva torta Ulva uncialis Valonia genus Valonia aegagropila Valonia macrophysa Willeella ordinata

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Brown algae

Acinetospora crinita Anthophycus longifolius Asperococcus bullosus Asterocladon rhodochortonoides Bachelotia antillarum Battersia plumigera Bifurcariopsis capensis Brassicophycus brassicaeformis Carpomitra costata Carpomitra genus Carpomitra longicarpa Chnoospora genus Chnoospora implexa Chnoospora minima Chordariopsis capensis Colpomenia sinuosa Cutleria multifida Cystophora fibrosa Dictyopteris genus Dictyopteris ligulata Dictyopteris macrocarpa Dictyopteris serrata Dictyota genus Dictyota dichotoma Dictyota liturata Dictyota naevosa Dictyota sp1 Ecklonia genus Ecklonia maxima Ecklonia radiata Ectocarpus genus Ectocarpus fasciculatus Ectocarpus siliculosus Elachista sp Elachistiella endarachnae Exallosorus harveyanus Feldmannia genus Feldmannia globifera Feldmannia irregularis Feldmannia sp1

Feldmannia sp2 Halopteris genus Halopteris filicina Halopteris funicularis Hincksia genus Hincksia granulosa Hincksia mitchelliae Hincksia sandriana Iyengaria stellata Leathesia marina Leptonematella fasciculata Levringia filiformis Lobophora variegata Myriocladia capensis Myriogloea papenfussii Neoralfsia expansa Oerstedtia scalaris Padina boryana Petalonia genus Petalonia binghamiae Petalonia fascia Phloiocaulon suhrii Ralfsia verrucosa Rosenvingea intricata Rugulopteryx suhrii Sargassum genus Sargassum cymosum var scabriusculum Sargassum elegans Sargassum incisifolium Sphacelaria genus Sphacelaria brachygona Sphacelaria rigidula Sphacelaria tribuloides Splachnidium rugosum Stilophora flanaganii Streblonema codii Stypopodium multipartitum Zeacarpa leiomorpha Zonaria genus Zonaria subarticulata Zonaria tournefortii

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Red algae

Articulated corallines - key to south coast genera Acanthophora spicifera Acrochaetium genus Acrochaetium brebneri Acrochaetium catenulatum Acrochaetium hlulekaense Acrochaetium moniliforme Acrochaetium reductum Acrochaetium tenuissimum Acrosorium genus Acrosorium acrospermum Acrosorium ciliolatum Acrosorium maculatum Acrothamnion preissii Aiolocolax pulchellus Amoenothamnion lycopodioides Amphiroa genus Amphiroa anceps Amphiroa beauvoisii Amphiroa bowerbankii Amphiroa capensis Amphiroa ephedraea Amphiroa rigida Anotrichium genus Anotrichium furcellatum Anotrichium tenue Antithamnion genus Antithamnion diminuatum Antithamnion hubbsii Antithamnionella genus Antithamnionella sp Antithamnionella spirographidis Antithamnionella ternifolia Antithamnionella tormentosa Antithamnionella verticillata Aphanocladia ecorticata Apoglossum genus Apoglossum ruscifolium Apoglossum spathulatum Arthrocardia genus Arthrocardia carinata Arthrocardia corymbosa Arthrocardia duthieae Arthrocardia flabellata Arthrocardia palmata Asparagopsis genus Asparagopsis armata Asparagopsis taxiformis Bartoniella crenata Bornetia repens Bostrychia genus Bostrychia harveyi Bostrychia intricata Bostrychia moritziana Bostrychia radicans Bostrychia simpliciuscula Bostrychia tangatensis Bostrychia tenella Botryocladia genus Botryocladia beckeriana Botryocladia madagascariensis Botryocladia pienaarii Calliblepharis fimbriata Callithamniella genus Callithamniella capensis Callithamniella tingitana Callithamnion collabens Callithamnion cordatum Callithamnion genus Callithamnion granulatum Callithamnion hookeri Callithamnion sp 1 Callithamnion sp 2 Callithamnion stuposum Callithamnion tripinnatum Callophycus genus Callophycus densus Callophycus tridentifer Callophyllis variegata Caloglossa leprieurii Carpoblepharis flaccida Catenella nipae Caulacanthus ustulatus Centroceras genus Centroceras clavulatum Ceramium genus Ceramium aff. Ceramium arenarium Ceramium camoui Ceramium centroceratiforme Ceramium glanduliferum Ceramium graecum-lenticulare Ceramium juliae Ceramium obsoletum Ceramium planum Ceramium poeppigianum Ceramium tenerrimum Ceramium sp 1 Ceramium sp 2 Ceramium sp 3 Ceratodictyon variabile Champia genus Champia compressa Champia parvula Chondria genus Chondria armata Chondria capensis Chondria dasyphylla Chondria sp Choreonema thuretii Chylocladia capensis Codiophyllum natalense Colaconema genus Colaconema caespitosum Colaconema codicola Colaconema daviesii Colaconema dictyotaei Colaconema endophyticum Colaconema interpositum Colaconema nemalionis Colaconema pectinatum Colaconema seriatum Colaconema spongicola Colacopsis velutina Compsothamnionella sciadophila Chondracanthus acicularis Corallina genus Corallina berteroi Corallina sp 1 Crouania genus Crouania attenuata Crouania francescoi Cryptonemia natalensis Dasya genus Dasya echinata Dasya scoparia Dasya sp 1 Dasya sp 2 Dasya sp 3 Dasyclonium genus Dasyclonium incisum Dasyclonium palmatifidum Dasyphila cryptocarpa Delisea flaccida Dichotomaria genus Dichotomaria diesingiana Dichotomaria obtusata Dichotomaria tenera Dictyomenia stephensonii Dipterocladia pinnatifolia Episporium centroceratis Erythroclonium corallinum Erythrotrichia genus Erythrotrichia bertholdii Erythrotrichia platyphylla Erythrotrichia welwitschii Erythrymenia obovata Euptilota mollis Gayliella genus Gayliella dawsonii Gayliella papenfussiana Gayliella transversalis Gelidiocolax margaritoides Gelidium genus Gelidium abbottiorum Gelidium arenarium Gelidium capense Gelidium crinale Gelidium declerckii Gelidium foliaceum Gelidium isabelae Gelidium micropterum Gelidium pristoides Gelidium pteridifolium Gelidium reptans Gigartina genus Gigartina insignis Gigartina minima Gigartina paxillata Gigartina pistillata Gigartina polycarpa Gonimophyllum africanum Gracilaria genus Gracilaria aculeata Gracilaria beckeri Gracilaria capensis Gracilaria denticulata Gracilaria gracilis Gracilariopsis longissima Grateloupia capensis Griffithsia genus Griffithsia confervoides Griffithsia subbiconica Griffithsia sp Gymnogongrus genus Gymnogongrus glomeratus Gymnogongrus polycladus Gymnogongrus tetrasporifer Gymnothamnion genus Gymnothamnion elegans var Gymnothamnion elegans

Haloplegma duperreyi Hawaiia sp 1 Helminthocladia australis Helminthora furcellata Heringia mirabilis Herposiphonia genus Herposiphonia clavata Herposiphonia didymosporangia Herposiphonia falcata Herposiphonia prorepens Herposiphonia secunda f. tenella Herposiphonia secunda Heteroptilon pappeanum Heterosiphonia genus Heterosiphonia arenaria Heterosiphonia crispa Heterosiphonia dubia Hildenbrandia genus Hildenbrandia lecanellierii Hildenbrandia rubra Holmesia capensis Hymenocladia kallymenioides Hypnea genus Hypnea arenaria Hypnea intricata Hypnea musciformis Hypnea rosea Hypnea spicifera Hypnea tenuis Hypnea viridis Hypoglossum imperfectum Inkyuleea beckeri Janczewskia meridionalis Jania genus Jania adhaerens Jania capillacea Jania cultrata Jania prolifera Jania sagittata Jania subulata Jania verrucosa Kentrophora natalensis Laurencia genus Laurencia alfredensis Laurencia complanata Laurencia cf corymbosa Laurencia digitata Laurencia flexuosa Laurencia glomerata Laurencia griseaviolacea Laurencia multiclavata Laurencia natalensis Laurencia pumila Laurencia pumila var dehoopiensis Laurenciophila minima Lomentaria genus Lomentaria amplexans Lomentaria corallicola Lomentaria diffusa Lophosiphonia genus Lophosiphonia capensis Lophosiphonia reptabunda Martensia elegans Meiodiscus concrescens Membranella africana Metamastophora flabellata Microcladia genus Microcladia exserta Microcladia gelidii Microcolax africanus Neoholmesia natalensis Neosiphonia sertularioides Nienburgia genus Nienburgia pinnatifida Nienburgia serrata Nothogenia genus Nothogenia erinacea Nothogenia ovalis Onychocolax polysiphoniae Ophidicladus simpliciusculus Osmundaria serrata Pachychaeta genus Pachychaeta brachyarthra Pachychaeta cryptoclada Pachymenia genus Pachymenia cornea Pachymenia ulvoidea Papenfussia genus Papenfussia laciniata Papenfussia minuta Perischelia glomulifera Peyssonnelia genus Peyssonnelia atropurpurea Peyssonnelia replicata Phacelocarpus genus Phacelocarpus oligacanthus Phacelocarpus tortuosus Placophora genus Placophora binderii Placophora monocarpa Platysiphonia delicata Pleonosporium genus Pleonosporium callicladum Pleonosporium filicinum Pleonosporium harveyanum Plocamiocolax papenfussiana Plocamium genus Plocamium beckeri Plocamium corallorhiza Plocamium cornutum Plocamium glomeratum Plocamium maxillosum Plocamium rigidum Plocamium suhrii Plocamium telfairiae Polyopes constrictus Polysiphonia genus Polysiphonia foetidissima Polysiphonia incompta Polysiphonia kowiensis Polysiphonia namibiensis Polysiphonia scopulorum Polysiphonia sp 1 Polysiphonia sp 2 Polysiphonia sp 4 Polyzonia elegans Porphyra genus Porphyra capensis Porphyra sp 1 Porphyrostromium boryanum Portieria genus Portieria hornemannii Portieria tripinnata Prionitis genus Prionitis filiformis Prionitis nodifera Pterocladiella genus Pterocladiella caespitosa Pterocladiella caloglossoides Pterosiphonia genus Pterosiphonia cloiophylla Pterosiphonia sp indet. Pterosiphonia spinifera Pterosiphonia stangerii Pterosiphonia stegengae Pterothamnion genus Pterothamnion recurvatum Pterothamnion sp Ptilophora genus Ptilophora diversifolia Ptilophora pinnatifida Ptilothamnion genus Ptilothamnion codicola Ptilothamnion goukammae Ptilothamnion polysporum Pugetia genus Pugetia harveyana Pugetia porphyroidea Rhabdonia natalensis Rhodomelopsis africana Rhodophyllis reptans Rhodothamniella floridula Rhodymenia genus Rhodymenia capensis Rhodymenia holmesii Rhodymenia natalensis Sahlingia subintegra Sarcodia dentata Scageliopsis tsitsikammae Schizymenia apoda Scinaia genus Scinaia capensis Scinaia salicornioides Shepleya elixithamnia Sonderopelta capensis Spermothamnieae indet Spongoclonium caribaeum Spyridia genus Spyridia cupressina Spyridia filamentosa Spyridia horridula Spyridia hypnoides Spyridia plumosa Stegengaea capensis Streblocladia genus Streblocladia corymbifera Streblocladia sp 1 Streblocladia tenuissima Stylonema alsidii Symphyocladia marchantioides Syringocolax macroblepharis Taenioma perpusillum Tayloriella tenebrosa Thamnophyllis pocockiae Tiffaniella genus Tiffaniella cymodoceae Tiffaniella schmitziana Trematocarpus flabellatus Valeriemaya seagriefii Vickersia baccata Wrangelia purpurifera Zonariophila semiendophytica

 

Citing this publication:

Anderson RJ, Stegenga H, Bolton JJ. 2016. Seaweeds of the South African South Coast.
World Wide Web electronic publication, University of Cape Town, http://southafrseaweeds.uct.ac.za; Accessed on 19 April 2024