Brongniartella

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Brongniartella
Brongniartella mucronata.jpg
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(unranked): Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Ceramiales
Family: Rhodomelaceae
Genus: Brongniartella
Bory, 1822
Species

include:
Brongniartella australis (C.Agardh) F.Schmitz, 1893
Brongniartella byssoides (Goodenough & Woodward) F.Schmitz, 1893
Brongniartella feredayae
Brongniartella mucronata
Brongniartella strobilifera

Brongniartella is a genus of red alga, named after French naturalist Adolphe Brongniart. [1]

The genus was circumscribed by Jean Baptiste Bory de St. Vincent in Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. (Bory et al.) Vol.2 on page 516 in 1822.

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References

  1. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN   978-3-946292-41-8 . Retrieved January 27, 2022.