Geppella
Genus of algae
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Geppella is a genus of green algae in the family Codiaceae.[1]
| Geppella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Ulvophyceae |
| Order: | Bryopsidales |
| Family: | Codiaceae |
| Genus: | Geppella Børgesen, 1940 |
| Type species | |
| Geppella mortensenii Børgesen, 1940 | |
| Species[1] | |
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The genus name of Geppella is in honour of Anthony Gepp (1862–1955), who was a British botanist (Algology, Bryology and Pteridology) and cryptogam researcher.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Frederik Christian Emil Børgesen in Kongl. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Biol. Medd. Vol.15 (Issue 4) on page 55 in 1940.
