| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desmarestia aculeata (Linnaeus) J.V. Lamouroux |
Wiry acid weed | Eastern Pacific, Northeast Atlantic and the Arctic | |
| Desmarestia anceps Montagne, 1842 |
Largefoot Desmarestia | Southeast Pacific, Pacific Antarctic and Atlantic Antarctic | 400 |
| Desmarestia chordalis Hooker & Harvey, 1845 |
Striped Desmarestia | Pacific, Atlantic Antarctic and Antarctic Indian Ocean | 300 |
| Desmarestia confervoides (Bory de Saint-Vincent) Ramírez & Peters, 1993 |
Filamentous Desmarestia | Southeast Pacific, Southwest Atlantic and Antarctic | 100 |
| Desmarestia distans (C. Agardh) J. Agardh |
Southeast Pacific | ||
| Desmarestia firma (C. Agardh) Skottsberg |
Antarctic, Altantic to Indo-Pacific | ||
| Desmarestia latifrons Kützing |
Eastern Pacific | ||
| Desmarestia ligulata (Lightfoot) J.V. Lamouroux |
Broad acid weed | Eastern Pacific | |
| Desmarestia ligulata var. ligulata (C. Agardh) J. Agardh |
Eastern Pacific | ||
| Desmarestia menziesii J. Agardh |
Antarctic Pacific | ||
| Desmarestia munda Setchell & N.L. Gardner |
Eastern Pacific | ||
| Desmarestia viridis (O.F. Müller) J.V. Lamouroux |
Stringy acid weed | Eastern Pacific and the Arctic |