Martensia

Martensia is a genus of red algae, containing the following species:[1]

Martensia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Ceramiales
Family: Delesseriaceae
Genus: Martensia
K.Hering, 1841

The genus name of Martensia is in honour of George Matthias von Martens (1788–1872), who was a German lawyer, botanist and phycologist.[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Constantin Hering in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. vol.8 on page 92 in 1841.

Species

References

  1. M. D. Guiry (2012). Guiry MD, Guiry GM (eds.). "Martensia K.Hering, 1841". AlgaeBase. National University of Ireland, Galway. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  2. 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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