Dumontia (alga)
| Dumontia | |
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| Dumontia contorta | |
Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Gigartinales |
| Family: | Dumontiaceae |
| Genus: | Dumontia J.V.F.Lamouroux, 1813 |
Dumontia is a genus of red algae belonging to the family Dumontiaceae.[1]
The species of this genus are found in Eurasia, Northern America and Australia.[1]
The genus name of Dumontia is in honour of Charles Dumont de Sainte-Croix (1758 – 1830), was a French zoologist.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Jean Vincent Félix Lamouroux in Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Vol.20 on page 133 in 1813.
Species
[edit]Known:[1]
- Dumontia alaskana
- Dumontia contorta (S.G.Gmelin) Ruprecht
- Dumontia simplex A.D.Cotton, 1906
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Dumontia J.V.F.Lamouroux, 1813". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 7 May 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.