Acanthophora

Acanthophora is a genus of marine red algae in the family Rhodomelaceae.There are 26 species (and infraspecific) names in the AlgaeBase database at present, of which 7 have been flagged as currently accepted taxonomically.

Acanthophora is also a synonym for Aralia. For the section of Solanum, see Solanum sect. Acanthophora.

Acanthophora
Acanthophora spicifera
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Archaeplastida
Division:	Rhodophyta
Class:	Florideophyceae
Order:	Ceramiales
Family:	Rhodomelaceae
Genus:	Acanthophora J. V. F. Lamouroux

Species

Species in the genus Acanthophora include:

• Acanthophora dendroides
• Acanthophora spicifera
• Acanthophora aokii^[1]
• Acanthophora muscoides^[2]
• Acanthophora nayadiformis^[3]
• Acanthophora pacifica^[4]
• Acanthophora ramulosa^[5]