Maine Biota Project

Rhodophyta of Mount Desert Island

(Division Rhodophyta)


Rhodophyta of Maine

Rhodophyta of Mount Desert Island


The species listed below are likely a small percentage of the red algae that grow in the ocean adjacent to Mount Desert Island.
Class Order Family Genus Species Authority Common Name Sources (full citations given below this table)
Florideophyceae Gigartinales Gigartinaceae Chondrus crispus (L.) J. Stackhouse Irish-moss
Florideophyceae Corallinales Corallinaceae Corallina officinalis L. coral weed
Florideophyceae Corallinales Corallinaceae Lithothamnion glaciale Kjellm. ?
Florideophyceae Palmariales Palmariaceae Palmaria palmata (L.) F. Weber & D. Mohr dulse
Florideophyceae Ceramiales Rhodymeniophycidae Polysiphonia ? ? ?


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Thank you to Ruth Gortner Grierson and Scott T. Grierson for their contributions to this page.