Dudresnaya Explained

Dudresnaya is a genus of red algae.^[1]

The genus name of Dudresnaya is in honour of Guy-Ambroise Dudresnay (1770 - 1837), a French soldier interested in Botany and correspondent with Bonnemaison.^{[2] [3]}

The genus was circumscribed by Théophile Bonnemaison in J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts Vol.94 on page 180 in 1822.

Taxonomy

Dudresnaya contains the following species:

• Dudresnaya verticillata
• Dudresnaya bermudensis

Notes and References

1. Web site: Genus Dudresnaya . iNaturalist . 2021-09-29 . en-US.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . January 27, 2022.
3. Web site: Thomas . Guillaume Sallah . L’alguier de Du Dresnay . L'alguier d'Agathe de Gourcuff . 26 February 2022 . fr-FR.