| Kornmannia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Ulvophyceae |
| Order: | Ulvales |
| Family: | Kornmanniaceae |
| Genus: | Kornmannia Bliding |
| Species | |
Kornmannia is a genus of green algae in the family Kornmanniaceae. [1]
The genus name of Kornmannia is in honour of Peter Kornmann (1907-1993), who was a German botanist (Algology), who worked in the Biological Station on Helgoland. [2]
The genus was circumscribed by Carl Vilhelm Bliding in Bot. Not. vol.121 on pages 610-615 in 1969.