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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Ceramiales |
| Family: | Delesseriaceae |
| Genus: | Martensia |
| Species: | M. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Martensia elegans | |
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References
edit- ^ Diagnoses algarum novarum a cl. Dre. Ferdinand Krauss in Africa Australi lectarum. K Hering - Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist, 1841
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