| Delesseria | |
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| Delesseria sanguinea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Ceramiales |
| Family: | Delesseriaceae |
| Genus: | Delesseria J.V.F.Lamouroux, 1813 |
Delesseria is a genus of red algae belonging to the family Delesseriaceae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
The genus name of Delesseria is in honour of Jules Paul Benjamin Delessert (1773–1847), who was a French banker and naturalist.
The genus was circumscribed by Jean Vincent Félix Lamouroux in Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Vol.20 on page 122 in 1813.
Known species
As of May 2021;
- Delesseria baeri Ruprecht
- Delesseria crozetii Levring, 1944
- Delesseria decipiens
- Delesseria imbricata Areschoug
- Delesseria montagnei Kjellman
- Delesseria ocellata (J.V.Lamouroux) J.V.Lamouroux
- Delesseria sanguinea (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux
References
- ^ "Delesseria J.V.F.Lamouroux, 1813". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- 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.
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