Battersia

Battersia
Scientific classification
Clade:	SAR
Phylum:	Ochrophyta
Class:	Phaeophyceae
Order:	Sphacelariales
Family:	Sphacelariaceae
Genus:	Battersia; Reinke ex Batters, 1890

Battersia is a genus of algae belonging to the family Sphacelariaceae.[1]

The genus name of Battersia is in honour of Edward Arthur Lionel Batters (1860-1907), an English botanist and author of "A catalogue of the British Marine algae" in 1902.[2]

The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America.[1]

Species known:[1]

Battersia arctica (Harv.) Draisma, Prud'homme & H.Kawai
Battersia plumigera (Holmes ex Hauck) Draisma, Prud'homme & H.Kawai

References

"Battersia Reinke ex Batters, 1890". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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 January 27, 2022.

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[GBIF-1] "Battersia Reinke ex Batters, 1890". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

[2] 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 January 27, 2022.