''Derbesia'' is a

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in the family

Derbesiaceae Derbesiaceae are a family 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) ...

. The plant was originally known from different names applied to its larger

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, ''Derbesia'', and its less conspicuous

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, ''Halicystis''. ''Derbesia'' was successfully cultured in the laboratories of

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phycologist

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to learn that both it and the plant ''Halicystis'' were different parts of the life cycle of the same organism. The genus name of ''Derbesia'' is in honour of Auguste Alphonse Derbès (1818-1894), French naturalist, zoologist and botanist, Professor of Natural Sciences at the

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List of species

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Derbesia attenuata ''Derbesia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Derbesiaceae. The plant was originally known from different names applied to its larger sporophyte, ''Derbesia'', and its less conspicuous gametophyte, ''Halicystis''. ''Derbesia'' was success ...

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Derbesia boergesenii ''Derbesia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Derbesiaceae. The plant was originally known from different names applied to its larger sporophyte, ''Derbesia'', and its less conspicuous gametophyte, ''Halicystis''. ''Derbesia'' was success ...

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Derbesia corallicola ''Derbesia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Derbesiaceae. The plant was originally known from different names applied to its larger sporophyte, ''Derbesia'', and its less conspicuous gametophyte, ''Halicystis''. ''Derbesia'' was success ...

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Derbesia fastigiata ''Derbesia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Derbesiaceae. The plant was originally known from different names applied to its larger sporophyte, ''Derbesia'', and its less conspicuous gametophyte, ''Halicystis''. ''Derbesia'' was success ...

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Derbesia furcata ''Derbesia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Derbesiaceae. The plant was originally known from different names applied to its larger sporophyte, ''Derbesia'', and its less conspicuous gametophyte, ''Halicystis''. ''Derbesia'' was success ...

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Derbesia hollenbergii ''Derbesia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Derbesiaceae. The plant was originally known from different names applied to its larger sporophyte, ''Derbesia'', and its less conspicuous gametophyte, ''Halicystis''. ''Derbesia'' was successf ...

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Derbesia indica ''Derbesia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Derbesiaceae. The plant was originally known from different names applied to its larger sporophyte, ''Derbesia'', and its less conspicuous gametophyte, ''Halicystis''. ''Derbesia'' was success ...

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Derbesia longifructa ''Derbesia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Derbesiaceae. The plant was originally known from different names applied to its larger sporophyte, ''Derbesia'', and its less conspicuous gametophyte, ''Halicystis''. ''Derbesia'' was success ...

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Derbesia marina ''Derbesia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Derbesiaceae. The plant was originally known from different names applied to its larger sporophyte, ''Derbesia'', and its less conspicuous gametophyte, ''Halicystis''. ''Derbesia'' was success ...

'' * '' Derbesia minima'' * ''

Derbesia novae-zelandiae ''Derbesia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Derbesiaceae. The plant was originally known from different names applied to its larger sporophyte, ''Derbesia'', and its less conspicuous gametophyte, ''Halicystis''. ''Derbesia'' was success ...

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Derbesia osterhoutii ''Derbesia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Derbesiaceae. The plant was originally known from different names applied to its larger sporophyte, ''Derbesia'', and its less conspicuous gametophyte, ''Halicystis''. ''Derbesia'' was success ...

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Derbesia pacifica ''Derbesia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Derbesiaceae. The plant was originally known from different names applied to its larger sporophyte, ''Derbesia'', and its less conspicuous gametophyte, ''Halicystis''. ''Derbesia'' was success ...

'' * '' Derbesia padinae'' * ''

Derbesia prolifica ''Derbesia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Derbesiaceae. The plant was originally known from different names applied to its larger sporophyte, ''Derbesia'', and its less conspicuous gametophyte, ''Halicystis''. ''Derbesia'' was successf ...

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Derbesia rhizophora ''Derbesia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Derbesiaceae. The plant was originally known from different names applied to its larger sporophyte, ''Derbesia'', and its less conspicuous gametophyte, ''Halicystis''. ''Derbesia'' was successf ...

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Derbesia sirenarum ''Derbesia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Derbesiaceae. The plant was originally known from different names applied to its larger sporophyte, ''Derbesia'', and its less conspicuous gametophyte, ''Halicystis''. ''Derbesia'' was successf ...

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Derbesia tenuissima ''Derbesia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Derbesiaceae. The plant was originally known from different names applied to its larger sporophyte, ''Derbesia'', and its less conspicuous gametophyte, ''Halicystis''. ''Derbesia'' was successf ...

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Derbesia turbinata ''Derbesia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Derbesiaceae. The plant was originally known from different names applied to its larger sporophyte, ''Derbesia'', and its less conspicuous gametophyte, ''Halicystis''. ''Derbesia'' was successf ...

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Derbesia vaucheriaeformis ''Derbesia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Derbesiaceae. The plant was originally known from different names applied to its larger sporophyte, ''Derbesia'', and its less conspicuous gametophyte, ''Halicystis''. ''Derbesia'' was successf ...

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Ulvophyceae genera Bryopsidales {{green algae-stub