Porolithon

Porolithon
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Rhodophyceae
Subclass: Nemaliophycidae
Order: Corallinales
Family: Corallinaceae
Genus: Porolithon
Foslie, 1909

Porolithon is a genus of red alga comprising 15 species. The Porolithon are the primary reef building algae. When coral reefs reach sea level, the corals break under the high energy impact of the waves, while the coralline red algae, primarily Porolithon, continuing building and cementing the reef structure.[1]

Species

Some species in the genus are:

References

  1. ^ Lee, Robert Edward (1999). Phycology. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521638836. 

Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Porolithon". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=33647.