HOW MANY SPECIES OF ALGAE ARE THERE?

@article{Guiry2012HOWMS,
  title={HOW MANY SPECIES OF ALGAE ARE THERE?},
  author={M. Guiry},
  journal={Journal of Phycology},
  year={2012},
  volume={48}
}
  • M. Guiry
  • Published 2012
  • Biology, Medicine
  • Journal of Phycology
    • Algae have been estimated to include anything from 30,000 to more than 1 million species. An attempt is made here to arrive at a more accurate estimate using species numbers in phyla and classes included in the on‐line taxonomic database AlgaeBase (http://www.algaebase.org). Despite uncertainties regarding what organisms should be included as algae and what a species is in the context of the various algal phyla and classes, a conservative approach results in an estimate of 72,500 algal species… CONTINUE READING
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