''Franceia'' is a genus 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 ...

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 botanical a ...

in 1898. The genus name of ''Franceia'' is in honour of

Raoul Heinrich Francé Raoul Heinrich Francé (born May 20, 1874 in Vienna, Austria; died October 3, 1943 in Budapest, Hungary) was an Austro-Hungarian botanist, microbiologist as well as a natural and cultural philosopher and popularizer of science. His botanical auth ...

(1874-1943), who was an Austro-Hungarian botanist,

microbiologist A microbiologist (from Ancient Greek, Greek ) is a scientist who studies microscopic life forms and processes. This includes study of the growth, interactions and characteristics of Microorganism, microscopic organisms such as bacteria, algae, f ...

as well as a natural and cultural philosopher and popularizer of science. The genus has

cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...

. Species: * '' Franceia armata'' * ''

Franceia droescheri ''Franceia'' is a genus of green algae belonging to the family Oocystaceae. The genus was first described by Ernst Lemmermann in 1898. The genus name of ''Franceia'' is in honour of Raoul Heinrich Francé (1874-1943), who was an Austro-Hungari ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q20895689 Oocystaceae Trebouxiophyceae genera Trebouxiophyceae