Chorda
Chorda is a genus of thalloid brown algae including two species. It is the only genus in the family Chordaceae. Its members are known by a number of common names including: mermaid's fishing line, tsurumo, ruálach, doruithe briain, sea laces, mermaids line, roccálach, ruadhálach, gemeine meersaite, bootlace weed, seatwine, zottige meersaite, dead men's ropes, mermaid's tresses, cat gut and sea lace.[1]
| Chorda | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Phylum: | Ochrophyta |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Laminariales |
| Family: | Chordaceae Dumortier, 1822 |
| Genus: | Chorda Stackhouse, 1797 |
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Chorda filum | |
Species
The valid species currently considered to belong to this genus are:
- Chorda filum
- Chorda rigida
References
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