Battersia

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Battersia
Battersia arctica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Gyrista
Subphylum: Ochrophytina
Class: Phaeophyceae
Order: Sphacelariales
Family: Sphacelariaceae
Genus: Battersia
Reinke ex Batters, 1890

Battersia is a genus of algae belonging to the family Sphacelariaceae.[1]

The genus name of Battersia is in honour of Edward Arthur Lionel Batters (1860–1907), an English botanist and author of "A catalogue of the British Marine algae" in 1902.[2]

The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America.[1]

Species known:[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Battersia Reinke ex Batters, 1890". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  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. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved 27 January 2022.