''Delesseria'' is a genus 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 family
Delesseriaceae
The Delesseriaceae is a family of about 100 genera of marine red alga.
Genera
As accepted by AlgaeBase
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History
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The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
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The genus name of ''Delesseria'' is in honour of
Jules Paul Benjamin Delessert
Jules Paul Benjamin Delessert (14 February 1773 – 1 March 1847) was a French banker and naturalist. He was an honorary member of the Académie des Sciences and many species were named from his natural history collections.
Biography
He was bor ...
(1773–1847), who was a French
banker and
naturalist.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by
Jean Vincent Félix Lamouroux in Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Vol.20 on page 122 in 1813.
Known species
As of May 2021;
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Delesseria baeri''
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Delesseria crozetii''
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Delesseria decipiens''
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Delesseria imbricata''
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Delesseria montagnei''
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Delesseria ocellata''
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Delesseria sanguinea
''Delesseria sanguinea'' is a red marine seaweed.
Description
''Delesseria sanguinea'' is a common and bright red perennial alga with flat leaf-like red blades rising from a discoid holdfast. The blades are monostromatic, that is composed of a ...
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References
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Ceramiales
Red algae genera