| Pylaiella | |
|---|---|
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| Pylaiella littoralis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Gyrista |
| Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Ectocarpales |
| Family: | Acinetosporaceae |
| Genus: | Pylaiella Bory |
Pylaiella (mung) is a genus of seaweed (brown algae) that can be a nuisance due to its ability to coat people, ropes, animals, and more when it blooms close to the shore under particular conditions.[1]
- ^ "ITIS- Pylaiella". Retrieved 2007-02-19.