Kappaphycus
| Kappaphycus | |
|---|---|
| Kappaphycus alvarezii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Gigartinales |
| Family: | Solieriaceae |
| Genus: | Kappaphycus Doty |
| Species | |
|
about 6, see text | |
Kappaphycus is a genus of red algae. Species are distributed in the waters of East Africa, Indonesia, Malaysia, China (Hainan Island), the Philippines, and Micronesia.