Bossiella

Bossiella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Archaeplastida
Division:	Rhodophyta
Class:	Rhodophyceae
Subclass:	Nemaliophycidae
Order:	Corallinales
Family:	Corallinaceae
Subfamily:	Corallinoideae
Genus:	Bossiella P.C. Silva, 1957

Bossiella is a genus of thalloid alga comprising 17 species. The thalli take a crustose form; dichotomous branches are formed. The organisms lack secondary pit connections. Bossiella reproduces by means of conceptacles; it produces tetraspores and dispores and carpospores.

Species

The valid species currently considered to belong to this genus are:

• B. californica
• B. chiloensis
• B. compressa
• B. cooperi
• B. corymbifera
• B. cretacea
• B. dichotoma
• B. frondescens
• B. gardneri
• B. insularis
• B. interrupta
• B. ligulata
• B. orbigniana
• B. pachyclada
• B. plumosa
• B. sagittata
• B. schmittii

External links

• Images of Bossiella at Algaebase

References

• Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Bossiella". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2009-04-19.