Delesseria is a genus of red algae belonging to the family Delesseriaceae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
The genus name of Delesseria is in honour of Jules Paul Benjamin Delessert (1773âÂÂ1847), who was a French banker and naturalist.
The genus was circumscribed by Jean Vincent Félix Lamouroux in Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Vol.20 on page 122 in 1813.
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