Domain Eukaryota Class Florideophyceae Family Faucheaceae Scientific name Leptofauchea coralligena | Division Rhodophyta Order Rhodymeniales Genus Leptofauchea Rank Species | |
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Leptofauchea coralligena is a species of red algae that was first discovered in the Mediterranean Sea in 2007. Molecular analysis determined that Rhodymenia ardissonei was in fact two distinct species. Rhodymenia ardissonei lives in relatively shallow water whereas Leptofauchea coralligena lives in deeper waters.
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