Leniea
Species of alga
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Leniea is a genus of Antarctic marine red alga.[1][2]
| Leniea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Gigartinales |
| Family: | Kallymeniaceae |
| Genus: | Leniea R.L. Moe, 2009 |
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The genus name of Leniea is in honour of Pieter J. Lenie (1923–2015) (Belgian-) American (captain of the American Antarctic research ship RV Hero).[3]
The genus was circumscribed by Richard Lee Moe in Bot. Mar. vol.52 on page 523 in 2009.[4]
