''Bornetella'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

green algae The green algae (singular: green alga) are a group consisting of the Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister which contains the Chlorophyta and Charophyta/ Streptophyta. The land plants ( Embryophytes) have emerged deep in the Charophyte alg ...

in the family

Dasycladaceae The Dasycladaceae is one of the two extant families of green algae of the order Dasycladales. When found in Palaeozoic limestones, they typically indicate depositional depth of less than 5m.See the NCBIbr>webpage on Dasycladaceae Data extract ...

. The genus name of ''Bornetella'' is in honour of

Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet (September 2, 1828, Guérigny – December 18, 1911, Paris) was a French botanist. Life Bornet studied medicine in Paris, and in 1886 became a member of the French Académie des sciences. With Gustave Thuret, he wa ...

(1828–1911), was a French botanist and the genus was published in Compt. Rend. Hebd. Seances Acad. Sci. Vol.85 on page 815 in 1877.

Species

The

World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific speciali ...

includes the following species in the genus:- *''

Bornetella capitata ''Bornetella'' is a genus of green algae in the family Dasycladaceae. The genus name of ''Bornetella'' is in honour of Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet (1828–1911), was a French botanist and the genus was published in Compt. Rend. Hebd. Seances ...

'' (Harvey ex E.P.Wright) J.Agardh, 1887 *''

Bornetella clavellina ''Bornetella'' is a genus of green algae in the family Dasycladaceae. The genus name of ''Bornetella'' is in honour of Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet (1828–1911), was a French botanist and the genus was published in Compt. Rend. Hebd. Seances ...

'' Tanaka, 1956 *''

Bornetella nitida ''Bornetella nitida'' is a species of marine algae in the Dasycladaceae family. It is found throughout the Pacific Ocean, including Mauritius, Indonesia, Australia, and Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an ...

'' Munier-Chalmas ex Sonder, 1880 *''

Bornetella oligospora ''Bornetella'' is a genus of green algae in the family Dasycladaceae. The genus name of ''Bornetella'' is in honour of Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet (1828–1911), was a French botanist and the genus was published in Compt. Rend. Hebd. Seances ...

'' Solms-Laubach, 1892 *''

Bornetella sphaerica ''Bornetella sphaerica'', commonly known as the spherical turtle shell, is a species of marine alga in the Dasycladaceae family. It is found in the tropical Indo-Pacific region, the type-location being Sorong, Irian Jaya, Indonesia.

'' (Zanardini) Solms-Laubach, 1892 *''

Bornetella vitileviana ''Bornetella'' is a genus of green algae in the family Dasycladaceae. The genus name of ''Bornetella'' is in honour of Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet (1828–1911), was a French botanist and the genus was published in Compt. Rend. Hebd. Seances ...

'' H.Kasahara, 1998

References

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Ulvophyceae genera Dasycladaceae {{Ulvophyceae-stub