Ptilonia willana
Species of alga
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Ptilonia willana is a marine red algal species endemic to New Zealand.[1][2] For a detailed description, see Bonin and Hawkes (1988).[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Bonnemaisoniales |
| Family: | Bonnemaisoniaceae |
| Genus: | Ptilonia |
| Species: | P. willana |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptilonia willana | |
Etymology
The species epithet, willana, honours Eileen Alice Willa who collected the type species at Port Pegasus in 1945.[2]
