Balliales is an order of

red algae Red algae, or Rhodophyta (, ; ), are one of the oldest groups of eukaryotic algae. The Rhodophyta also comprises one of the largest phyla of algae, containing over 7,000 currently recognized species with taxonomic revisions ongoing. The majority ...

belonging to the class

Florideophyceae Florideophyceae is a class of red algae. They were once thought to be the only algae to bear pit connections, but these have since been found in the filamentous stage of the Bangiaceae. They were also thought only to exhibit apical growth, but ...

. The order consists only one family, Balliaceae. with only one genus - Ballia Harvey. The genus of ''Balliales'' was

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William Henry Harvey William Henry Harvey, FRS FLS (5 February 1811 – 15 May 1866) was an Irish botanist and phycologist who specialised in algae. Biography Harvey was born at Summerville near Limerick, Ireland, in 1811, the youngest of 11 children. His father ...

in J. Bot. (Hooker) vol.2 on page 191 in 1840. The genus name of ''Balliales'' is in honour of

Anne Elizabeth Ball Anne Elizabeth Ball (1808–1872) was an Irish botanist, amateur algologist, and botanical illustrator. Born in Cobh 1808, Ball was a sister of naturalist Robert Ball (1802–1857) and zoologist Mary Ball (1812–1898). The siblings became in ...

(1808–1872), who was an Irish botanist, amateur algologist, and botanical illustrator.

Species

As accepted by

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; * '' Ballia callitricha'' * '' Ballia chilensis'' * '' Ballia crassa'' * '' Ballia nana'' * '' Ballia pennoides'' * '' Ballia sertularioides'' * '' Ballia vestium''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2881290 Florideophyceae Red algae orders