Halymenia
| Halymenia | |
|---|---|
| Halymenia floresii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Halymeniales |
| Family: | Halymeniaceae |
| Genus: | Halymenia C.Agardh |
Halymenia a genus of a macroscopic red algae that grows in oceans worldwide.
Species have been found in cold temperate areas but the highest diversity is found in warm temperate and tropical regions. For example, 41 names have been reported for the Indo-Pacific (Guiry & Guiry, 2011). Silva et al. (1996) listed 22 names (including two varieties) for the Indian Ocean.