Corallina officinalis L.

Common Coralline

Synonyms: Corallina anglica, Corallina cretacea, Amphiroa cretacea, Corralina nana, Corallina compacta, arthrocardia cretacea, Pachyarthron cretaceum, Bossiella cretacea

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Protoctist

Sublevel 1: Archaeplastida

Sublevel 2: Red Algae

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Division: Rhodophyta

Class: Florideophyceae

Order: Corallinales

Family: Corallinaceae

Genus: Corallina

Species: Corallina officinalis

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
There are no rarity listings for protoctists. The federal government and New England states do not evaluate protoctists for rarity.

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Corallina officinalis