''Dudresnaya'' is a
genus
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of
red algae
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.
The genus name of ''Dudresnaya'' is in honour of Guy-Ambroise Dudresnay (1770 - 1837), a French soldier interested in Botany and correspondent with Bonnemaison.
The genus was
circumscribed
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by
Théophile Bonnemaison in J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts Vol.94 on page 180 in 1822.
Taxonomy
''Dudresnaya'' contains the following species:
* ''
Dudresnaya verticillata''
* ''
Dudresnaya bermudensis''
References
Dumontiaceae
Red algae genera
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