Kuwaitiella

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Kuwaitiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Bangiophyceae
Order: Bangiales
Family: Bangiaceae
Genus: Kuwaitiella
A.H.Hasan et al., 2022
Species:
K. rubra
Binomial name
Kuwaitiella rubra
A.H.Hasan et al., 2022[1]

Kuwaitiella rubra is a species of filamentous red algae of the family Bangiaceae. It is the only species in its genus Kuwaitiella. It was discovered in 2022 by a team of five scientists in Kuwait, giving the name.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Hasan, Amal Hajiya; Van der Aa, Pierrot; Frithjof C., Küpper; Al-Bader, Dhia; Peters, Akira F. (28 July 2022). "Kuwaitiella rubra gen. et sp. nov. (Bangiales, Rhodophyta), a new filamentous genus and species from the north-western Indian Ocean". Phycological Research. 70 (4): 192. doi:10.1111/pre.12498. hdl:2164/19385. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ^ Michael D. Guiry (2024). "Kuwaitiella rubra A.H.Hansen, P.Van der Aa, F.C.Küpper, D.Al-Bader & A.F.Peters, 2022". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 29 March 2024.