Bossiella

Bossiella
Scientific classification
(unranked):Archaeplastida
Division:Rhodophyta
Class:Florideophyceae
Order:Corallinales
Family:Corallinaceae
Subfamily:Corallinoideae
Genus:Bossiella
P.C. Silva, 1957

Bossiella is a genus of coralline algae with 5 recognised species. It reproduces via conceptacles; individual thalli only produce conceptacles of a single sex.[1]

Species

The valid species currently considered to belong to this genus are:

  • Bossiella californica
  • Bossiella chiloensis
  • Bossiella compressa
  • Bossiella orbigniana
  • Bossiella plumosa

References

  • Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Bossiella". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  1. Johansen, H. W. (1973). "Ontogeny of Sexual Conceptacles in a Species of Bossiella (Corallinaceae)". Journal of Phycology. 9 (2): 141. doi:10.1111/j.1529-8817.1973.tb04069.x.


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