Wrangelia

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. Such as Wrangelia penicillata can be found off the coast of Florida, the Bahamas and the Caribbean. It has also been found in the Mediterranean (off the coasts of Spain, France, Corsica, Italy, Sicily, Greece, Turkey, Israel and Libya) as well as in the Adriatic Sea. While Wrangelia gordoniae is found in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean. 5 species of Wrangelia are found near Australia. Species of Wrangelia are also found near Puerto Rico, They can often be found growing on limestone (rock or soils) or be epiphytic on seagrass and seaweeds. == Species ==

As accepted by WoRMS; • Wrangelia abietina • Wrangelia anastomosans • Wrangelia argus • Wrangelia australis • Wrangelia balakrishnanii • Wrangelia bicuspidata • Wrangelia confluens • Wrangelia dumontii • Wrangelia elegantissima • Wrangelia galeae • Wrangelia globifera • Wrangelia gordoniae • Wrangelia hainanensis • Wrangelia incurva • Wrangelia nigrescens • Wrangelia nobilis • Wrangelia penicillata • Wrangelia penicillta • Wrangelia plebeja • Wrangelia plumosa • Wrangelia purpurifera • Wrangelia sceptrifera • Wrangelia sporigera • Wrangelia sundaralingamii • Wrangelia tagoi • Wrangelia tanegana • Wrangelia tenuis • Wrangelia variabilis • Wrangelia velutina • Wrangelia verticillata == References ==

• Dawes, C.J. and A.C. Mathieson (2008). Seaweeds of Florida. University Press of Florida (592 pp). • Gray, Samuel Octavius, British Sea-Weeds: An Introduction to the Study of the Marine Algae of Great Britain, Ireland, and the Channel Islands, 1867 • Schneider, C. W. (2003). An annotated checklist and bibliography of the marine macroalgae of the Bermuda Islands. Nova Hedwigia, 76(3-4): 275-361 • Silva, P. C.; Basson, P. W.; Moe, R. L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany. 79: 1-1259 ==External links==