''Franceia'' is a genus of
green algae belonging to the family
Oocystaceae
Oocystaceae is a family of green algae, in the order Chlorellales. The type genus is '' Oocystis''.
List of genera
, AlgaeBase accepted the following genera:
*'' Amphikrikos'' Korshikov – 6 species
*'' Catenocystis'' F.Hindák – 2 specie ...
.
The genus was
first described by
Ernst Lemmermann
Ernst Johann Lemmermann (27 May 1867 in Bremen – 11 May 1915 in Bremen) was a German botanist who specialized in the field of phycology.
During his career he taught classes (''Seminarlehrer'') in Bremen, where he also worked as a botanica ...
in 1898.
The genus name of ''Franceia'' is in honour of
Raoul Heinrich Francé (1874-1943), who was an Austro-Hungarian botanist,
microbiologist as well as a natural and cultural philosopher and popularizer of science.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''
Franceia armata''
* ''
Franceia droescheri''
References
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Oocystaceae
Trebouxiophyceae genera
Trebouxiophyceae