Champia

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Champia
Champia novae-zelandiae (AM AK342681)
Champia feldmannii (L.4051930)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Rhodymeniales
Family: Champiaceae
Genus: Champia
Desvaux, 1809
Type species
Champia lumbricalis
Species

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Champia is a genus of red algae in the family Champiaceae, first described in 1809 by Nicaise Auguste Desvaux[1][2]

The genus name of Champia is in honour of the French physician and naturalist Louis Auguste Deschamps (1765–1842).[3]

Species[edit]

There are a number of accepted species:[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b M.D. Guiry (2020). Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (eds.). "Champia Desvaux, 1809". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. ^ Desvaux, N.A. (1809). "Observations sur le genre Fluggea, Rich. (Slateria, Desv.)". Journal de Botanique (Desvaux). 1 (4): 243–246.
  3. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

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