Scinaiaceae

Scinaiaceae is a family of red algae (Rhodophyta) in the order Nemaliales.

Huisman had placed former members of Galaxauraceae family, that were lacking lime into his new family of Scinaiaceae.

Distribution
The family has cosmopolitan distribution. Including being found in India, Arabian Sea, Brazil, North America (including Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon ) Chile, New Zealand (Tasmania and Campbell Island) and the Falkland Islands.

List of genera
According to the AlgaeBase (amount of species per genus);
 * Gloiophloea	 - 3 spp.
 * Nothogenia - 10 spp.
 * Scinaia - 45 spp.
 * Whidbeyella - 1 sp. Whidbeyella cartilaginea

Former genera; Ginannia, Haloderma , Myelomium , Pseudogloiophloea and Rhodosaccion.