# Acanthophora

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- *Acanthophora* is also a synonym for *[Aralia](/source/Aralia)*. For the [section](/source/Section_(botany)) of *[Solanum](/source/Solanum)*, see *[Solanum sect. Acanthophora](/source/Solanum_sect._Acanthophora)*.

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

## Species

Species in the genus *Acanthophora* include:

- *[Acanthophora dendroides](/source/Acanthophora_dendroides)*
- *[Acanthophora spicifera](/source/Acanthophora_spicifera)*
- *[Acanthophora aokii](/source/Acanthophora_aokii)*[1]
- *[Acanthophora muscoides](/source/Acanthophora_muscoides)*[2]
- *[Acanthophora nayadiformis](/source/Acanthophora_nayadiformis)*[3]
- *[Acanthophora pacifica](/source/Acanthophora_pacifica)*[4]
- *[Acanthophora ramulosa](/source/Acanthophora_ramulosa)*[5]

## References

- World Register of Marine Species [6]
- AlgaeBase[7]

1. ["WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Acanthophora aokii Okamura, 1934"](http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=372448)

1. ["WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Acanthophora muscoides (Linnaeus) Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1828"](http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146357)

1. ["WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Acanthophora nayadiformis (Delile) Papenfuss, 1968"](http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144783)

1. ["WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Acanthophora pacifica (Setchell) Kraft, 1979"](http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=372333)

1. ["WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Acanthophora ramulosa Lindenberg ex Kützing, 1843"](http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=375597)

1. ["WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Acanthophora J.V.Lamouroux, 1813"](http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=143900)

1. ["Acanthophora J.V.Lamouroux, 1813 :: Algaebase"](http://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=33926)

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