Martensia elegans is a red alga species in the genus Martensia. It is a common South African south coast species, extending into KwaZulu-Natal at least as far as Sodwana Bay.
Martensia elegans | |
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Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | Archaeplastida |
Division: | Rhodophyta |
Class: | Florideophyceae |
Order: | Ceramiales |
Family: | Delesseriaceae |
Genus: | Martensia |
Species: | M. elegans
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Binomial name | |
Martensia elegans K.Hering, 1841[1]
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