Martensia elegans

Martensia elegans
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Rhodophyceae
Family: Delesseriaceae
Genus: Martensia
Species: M. elegans
Binomial name
Martensia elegans
K.Hering, 1841[1]
Synonyms
  • Capraella elegans (Harvey) J.De Toni 1936
  • Mesotrema elegans (Hering) Papenfuss 1942

Martensia elegans is a red alga species in the genus Martensia. It is a common South African south coast species, extending into KwaZulu-Natal at least as far as Sodwana Bay.

See also

References

  1. Diagnoses algarum novarum a cl. Dre. Ferdinand Krauss in Africa Australi lectarum. K Hering - Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist, 1841
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/25/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.