Bangia

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