''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''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q20895689 Oocystaceae Trebouxiophyceae genera Trebouxiophyceae