Tellamia

<i>Tellamia</i>

Tellamia

Genus of algae

Tellamia is a monotypic genus of green algae, in the family Kornmanniaceae.[1] It has only one known species, Tellamia contorta Batters, 1895[2]

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The genus was circumscribed by Edward Arthur Lionel Batters in Ann. Bot. (London) vol.9 on page 169 in 1895.

The genus name of Tellamia is in honour of Richard Vercoe Tellam (1826–1908), who was an English botanist, farmer and lay preacher.[3]

References

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  2. [2]
    "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Tellamia Batters, 1895". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  3. [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. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.


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