Gelidiales

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Gelidiales
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked) Archaeplastida
Phylum: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Gelidiales
Families

Gelidiaceae
Gelidiellaceae
Pterocladiaceae

The Gelidiales is a small order of red algae containing ten genera, and approximately 130–140 species, many of which are used to make agar.

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