Chorda

Genus of seaweeds

Chorda

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Clade:  | Sar
Clade:  | Stramenopiles
Phylum:  | Ochrophyta
Class:  | Phaeophyceae
Order:  | Laminariales
Family:  | Chordaceae
Dumortier, 1822
Genus:  | Chorda
Stackhouse, 1797
Species

Chorda filum
Chorda rigida

Chorda is a genus of thalloid brown algae.[1] 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, sailors' laces, 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.

## Species

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The known species belonging to this genus are:[1]

* Chorda asiatica
* Chorda borealis
* Chorda filum
* Chorda kikonaiensis
* Chorda minuta
* Chorda rigida

## References

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1. ^ a b Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Chorda". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2009-04-19.

## External links

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* Media related to Chorda at Wikimedia Commons
* Images of Chorda at Algaebase

Taxon identifiers

Chorda|

* Wikidata: Q18378264
* Wikispecies: Chorda
* AlgaeBase: 37367
* CoL: 7NSS4
* EoL: 10460
* GBIF: 3195747
* iNaturalist: 182966
* IRMNG: 1280935
* ITIS: 11213
* NBN: NHMSYS0000567871
* NCBI: 45033
* Open Tree of Life: 820100
* WoRMS: 144197

Chordaceae|

* Wikidata: Q117630
* Wikispecies: Chordaceae
* AlgaeBase: 5099
* CoL: 7NGR7
* EoL: 3568
* GBIF: 3762
* iNaturalist: 182965
* IRMNG: 106477
* ITIS: 11212
* NBN: NHMSYS0021058673
* NCBI: 3024
* Open Tree of Life: 497065
* WoRMS: 143754

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