Bowiesia Greville, 1830
Holotype species: Bowiesia pulchra Greville
Publication details: Greville, 1830: lvii
Currently accepted name for the type species: Delisea pulchra (Greville) Montagne
Original publication and holotype designation: Greville, R.K. (1830). Algae britannicae, or descriptions of the marine and other inarticulated plants of the British islands, belonging to the order Algae; with plates illustrative of the genera. pp. [i]-lxxxviii, [1]-218, pl. 1-19. Edinburgh & London: McLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin & Cradock.
Request PDFThe most recent alteration to this page was made on 2025-04-24 by M.D. Guiry.
Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Delisea.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Schneider, C.W. & Wynne, M.J. (2007). A synoptic review of the classification of red algal genera a half a century after Kylin's "Die Gattungen der Rhodophyceen". Botanica Marina 50: 197-249.
Nomenclatural note
"Nomen generis in honorem Domini Bowie, indagatoris indefessi plantarum, qui plures Algas ad Promontoriura Home Spei legit." [The genus is named in honour of Mr Bowie, a tireless plant researcher who collected many algae at the Cape of Good Hope.] - (24 April 2025) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
