Bangia
Translingual
Bangia fuscopurpurea
Etymology
From New Latin, after Niels Hofman Bang (the patron of Hans Christian Lyngbye, who described the genus) + -ia
Proper noun
Bangia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Bangiaceae – certain red algae, that grow in freshwater and marine environments.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Biliphyta - subkingdom; Rhodophyta - phylum; Eurhodophytina - subdivision; Bangiophyceae - class; Bangiales - order; Bangiaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Bangia atropurpurea, Bangia ciliaris, Bangia enteromorphoides, Bangia fusco-purpurea, Bangia tenuis - species
Further reading
- Bangia on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Bangia on AlgaeBase
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