Bangia
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From New Latin, after Niels Hofman Bang (the patron of Hans Christian Lyngbye, who described the genus) + -ia.
Proper noun edit
Bangia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Bangiaceae – certain red algae, that grow in freshwater and marine environments.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Biliphyta - subkingdom; Rhodophyta - phylum; Eurhodophytina - subdivision; Bangiophyceae - class; Bangiales - order; Bangiaceae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Bangia atropurpurea - type species; Bangia ciliaris, Bangia enteromorphoides, Bangia fusco-purpurea, Bangia tenuis - selected other species
Further reading edit
Bangia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Bangia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Bangia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Bangia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Bangia at AlgaeBase
