Synonyms

• Fucophyceae Warming, 1884
• Melanophyceae Rabenhorst, 1863
• Phaeophyta Wettstein, 1901
• Fucophyceae Christensen, 1978

Primary references

• Kjellman, F.R. 1891–1893. Phaeophyceae (Fucoideae). p. 176–290. Dictyotales. p. 291–297 In:Engler, A. & Prantl, K. (eds.), Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, Teil 1, Abteilung 2. Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann: BHL Reference page. : 176

Additional references

• Kawai, H. & Henry, E.C. 2016. Phaeophyta. In: Archibald, J.M., Simpson, A.G.B., Slamovits, C. (Eds.). Handbook of the Protists. Springer, pp. 1–38. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-32669-6_31-1 Reference page. 

• Reviers, B. de, Rousseau, F. & Draisma, S.G.A. 2007. Classification of the Phaeophyceae from past to present and current challenges. In: Brodie, J. & Lewis, J., eds. Unravelling the algae, the past, present, and future of algal systematics. The Systematics Association Special Volume Series 75. CRC Press. New York. pp. 267–284. Online. Reference page. 

• Silberfeld, T., Rousseau, F. & Reviers, B. de 2014. An updated classification of brown algae (Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae). Cryptogamie, Algologie 35(2): 117–156. DOI: 10.7872/crya.v35.iss2.2014.117 Reference page. 

• Wynne, M.J. 1981. Phaeophyta: Morphology and Classification. In: Lobban, C.S. & Wynne, M.J. 1981. The Biology of seaweeds. Botanical Monographs 17. University of California Press. p. 52–85. Google Books. Reference page. 

Links

• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2017. Phaeophyceae AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 21 April 2017.
• Phaeophyceae in the World Register of Marine Species

Kjellman (1891–1893)

• Kjellman, F.R. 1891–1893. Phaeophyceae (Fucoideae). p. 176–290. Dictyotales. p. 291–297 In:Engler, A. & Prantl, K. (eds.), Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, Teil 1, Abteilung 2. Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann: BHL Reference page. 

• Pflanzen
  • Abteilung Euthallophyta
    • Unterabteilung Euphyceae (Algae)
      • Klasse Phaeophyceae (Fucoideae)
      • Klasse Dictyotales
      • [other classes omitted]

Kylin (1933)

Kylin, H. 1933. Über die Entwicklungsgeschichte der Phaeophyceen. Lunds Universitets Arsskrift, Ny Fólid, Andra Afdelningen 2, Band 29 (Nr. 7), 1–102, pls. 1-2. [Also issued as Kungliga Fysiografiska Sällskapets Handlingar, Ny Följd 44(7), 1–102, pls. 1–2.]

Phaeophyta

• Isogeneratae
• Heterogeneratae
• Cyclosporeae

Chadefaud (1960)

Chadefaud, M. (1960). Les végétaux non vasculaires (Cryptogamie). In: Traité de Botanique Systématique, eds. M. Chadefaud & L. Emberger. Tome I, Masson et Cie: Paris, .

Monde vivant

• Eucaryotes
  • Algues Eucaryotes (= Phycophytes)
    • Chromophycophytes (= Chromophycées, ou Algues brunes et leurs alliées)
      • Phéophycées
        • Phéophycinées (algues brunes stricto sensu)
          • Phéosporées
          • Cyclosporées (= Fucoïdées)

Scagel (1966)

Scagel, R.F. (1966). The Phaeophyceae in perspective. Oceanography and Marine Biology, Annual Review 4: 123–194.

Class Phaeophyceae

• Subclass Phaeophycidae
• Subclass Cyclosporidae

Nakamura (1972)

Nakamura, Y. (1972). A proposal on the classification of the Phaeophyta. In: Contributions to the Systematics of Benthic Marine Algae of the North Pacific, ed. I. A. Abbott & M. Kurogi, pp. 147–56.

Phaeophyta

• Class Phaeosporeae
• Class Cyclosporeae

Perestenko (1972)

Perestenko L. P. (1972). Ontogenesis of Phaeophyta and ontogenetic principle of constructing phylogenetic systems. Botan. Zhurnal, 57: 750–764.

Phaeophyta

• Class Phaeosporophycidae
• Class Cyclosporophycidae

Wynne & Loiseaux (1976)

Wynne, M.J. & Loiseaux, S. (1976). Recent advances in life history studies of the Phaeophyta. Phycologia 15: 435–452.

Class Phaeophyceae

• Subclass Phaeophycidae
• Subclass Cyclosporidae

Clayton in Margulis et al. (1990)

Clayton, M.N., 1990. 35. Phylum Phaeophyta. In: Margulis, L., J.O. Corliss, M. Melkonian, D.J. Chapman (ed.). Handbook of Protoctista. Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Boston, p. 698–714. See Brands, S.J. (1989–2015), .

Kingdom Protoctista

• Section IV: Phyla with flagellated stages and complex sexual cycles
  • Phylum 35. Phaeophyta
    • Class Phaeophyceae

van den Hoek et al. (1995)

From Hoek, C. van den, Mann, D.G. and Jahns, H.M. (1995). Algae An Introduction to Phycology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

"Algae"

• Division Heterokontophyta
  • Class Phaeophyceae
    • Order Ectocarpales (e.g., Phaeostroma, Spongonema, Ectocarpus)
    • Order Sphacelariales (e.g., Sphacelaria)
    • Order Syringodermatales
    • Order Dictyotales (e.g., Dictyota)
    • Order Scytosiphonales (e.g., Scytosiphon)
    • Order Cutleriales (e.g., Cutleria)
    • Order Dictyosiphonales (e.g., Dictyosiphon)
    • Order Chordariales (e.g., Sphaerotrichia, Liebmania, Elachista)
    • Order Sporochnales
    • Order Desmarestiales (e.g., Desmarestia)
    • Order Laminariales (e.g., Laminaria, Chorda)
    • Order Fucales (e.g., Fucus, Hormosira)
    • Order Durvillaeales (e.g., Durvillaea)
    • Order Ascoseirales

Ruggiero et al. (2015)

Ruggiero, M.A., Gordon, D.P., Orrell, T.M., Bailly, N., Bourgoin, T., Brusca, R.C., Cavalier-Smith, T., Guiry, M. D. & Kirk, P. M. (2015). A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248, .

• Superkingdom Eukaryota
  • Kingdom Chromista
    • Subkingdom Harosa [= "Supergroup SAR"]
      • Infrakingdom Halvaria
        • Superphylum Heterokonta [= "Supergroup Stramenopiles"]
          • Phylum Ochrophyta [= Heterokontophyta p.p.]
            • Class Phaeophyceae
              • Subclass Dictyotophycidae
                • Order Dictyotales
                • Order Onslowiales
                • Order Sphacelariales
                • Order Syringodermatales
              • Subclass Discosporangiophycidae
                • Order Discosporangiales
              • Subclass Fucophycidae
                • Order Ascoseirales
                • Order Asterocladales
                • Order Desmarestiales
                • Order Ectocarpales
                • Order Fucales
                • Order Laminariales
                • Order Nemodermatales
                • Order Phaeosiphoniellales
                • Order Ralfsiales
                • Order Scytothamnales
                • Order Sporochnales
                • Order Tilopteridales [= Cutleriales]
              • Subclass Ishigeophycidae
                • Order Ishigeales