''Bossiella'' is a genus of
coralline algae with 5 recognised species. It reproduces via
conceptacle
Conceptacles are specialized cavities of marine and freshwater algae that contain the reproductive organs. They are situated in the receptacle and open by a small ostiole.Boney, A.D. (1969). ''A Biology of Marine Algae''. Hutchinson Educational ...
s; individual
thalli
Thallus (: thalli), from Latinized Greek (), meaning "a green shoot" or "twig", is the vegetative tissue of some organisms in diverse groups such as algae, fungi, some liverworts, lichens, and the Myxogastria. A thallus usually names the entir ...
only produce conceptacles of a single sex.
Species
The valid species currently considered to belong to this genus are:
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Bossiella californica''
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Bossiella chiloensis''
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Bossiella compressa''
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Bossiella orbigniana''
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Bossiella plumosa''
References
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External links
Imagesof ''Bossiella'' at
Algaebase
AlgaeBase is a global species database of information on all groups of algae, both seaweed, marine and freshwater algae, freshwater, as well as sea-grass.
History
AlgaeBase began in March 1996, founded by Michael D. Guiry, Michael Guiry. Text ...
Corallinaceae
Red algae genera
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