Bonnemaisonia
| Bonnemaisonia | |
|---|---|
| Bonnemaisonia asparagoides | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Bonnemaisoniales |
| Family: | Bonnemaisoniaceae |
| Genus: | Bonnemaisonia C.Agardh, 1822 |
Bonnemaisonia is a genus of red algae belonging to the family Bonnemaisoniaceae.
The genus name of Bonnemaisonia is in honour of Théophile Bonnemaison (1774–1829), a French pharmacist, botanist and naturalist from Quimper.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
- Bonnemaisonia asparagoides (Woodward) C.Agardh
- Bonnemaisonia clavata G.Hamel, 1930
- Bonnemaisonia geniculata Gardn.
- Bonnemaisonia hamifera Hariot
- Bonnemaisonia nootkana Esp.