Kuwaitiella rubra is a species of filamentous red algae of the family Bangiaceae. It is the only species in its genus Kuwaitiella. It was discovered in 2022 by a team of five scientists in Kuwait, giving the name.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Bangiophyceae |
| Order: | Bangiales |
| Family: | Bangiaceae |
| Genus: | Kuwaitiella A.H.Hasan et al., 2022 |
| Species: | K. rubra
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| Binomial name | |
| Kuwaitiella rubra A.H.Hasan et al., 2022[1]
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References
edit- ^ a b Hasan, Amal Hajiya; Van der Aa, Pierrot; Frithjof C., Küpper; Al-Bader, Dhia; Peters, Akira F. (28 July 2022). "Kuwaitiella rubra gen. et sp. nov. (Bangiales, Rhodophyta), a new filamentous genus and species from the north-western Indian Ocean". Phycological Research. 70 (4): 192. doi:10.1111/pre.12498. hdl:2164/19385. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Michael D. Guiry (2024). "Kuwaitiella rubra A.H.Hansen, P.Van der Aa, F.C.Küpper, D.Al-Bader & A.F.Peters, 2022". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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