Tellamia Explained

Tellamia is a monotypic genus of green algae, in the family Kornmanniaceae. It has only one known species, Tellamia contorta ^[1]

The genus was circumscribed by Edward Arthur Lionel Batters in Ann. Bot. (London) vol.9 on page 169 in 1895.

The genus name of Tellamia is in honour of Richard Vercoe Tellam (1826–1908), who was an English botanist, farmer and lay preacher.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Tellamia Batters, 1895 . www.marinespecies.org . 15 November 2022.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . 246307410 . January 27, 2022.