Delesseria
| Delesseria | |
|---|---|
| Delesseria sanguinea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Ceramiales |
| Family: | Delesseriaceae |
| Genus: | Delesseria J.V.F.Lamouroux, 1813 |
Delesseria is a genus of red algae belonging to the family Delesseriaceae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
The genus name of Delesseria is in honour of Jules Paul Benjamin Delessert (1773–1847), who was a French banker and naturalist.
The genus was circumscribed by Jean Vincent Félix Lamouroux in Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Vol.20 on page 122 in 1813.