''Bornetella'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
green algae
The green algae (singular: green alga) are a group consisting of the Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister which contains the Chlorophyta and Charophyta/Streptophyta. The land plants (Embryophytes) have emerged deep in the Charophyte alga as ...
in the family
Dasycladaceae
The Dasycladaceae is one of the two extant families of green algae of the order Dasycladales. When found in Palaeozoic limestones, they typically indicate depositional depth of less than 5m.See the NCBI
The National Center for Biotechnology ...
.
The genus name of ''Bornetella'' is in honour of
Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet
Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet (September 2, 1828, Guérigny – December 18, 1911, Paris) was a French botanist.
Life
Bornet studied medicine in Paris, and in 1886 became a member of the French Académie des sciences. With Gustave Thuret, he ...
(1828–1911), was a French botanist and the genus was published in Compt. Rend. Hebd. Seances Acad. Sci. Vol.85 on page 815 in 1877.
Species
The
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms.
Content
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includes the following species in the genus:-
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Bornetella capitata''
(Harvey ex E.P.Wright) J.Agardh, 1887
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Bornetella clavellina''
Tanaka, 1956
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Bornetella nitida''
Munier-Chalmas ex Sonder, 1880
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Bornetella oligospora''
Solms-Laubach, 1892
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Bornetella sphaerica''
(Zanardini) Solms-Laubach, 1892
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Bornetella vitileviana''
H.Kasahara, 1998
References
External links
Ulvophyceae genera
Dasycladaceae
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