Balliales
Balliales is an order of red algae belonging to the class Florideophyceae. The order consists only one family, Balliaceae. with only one genus - Ballia Harvey.
The genus of Balliales was circumscribed by William [Henry Harvey] in J. Bot. vol.2 on page 191 in 1840.
The genus name of Balliales is in honour of Anne [Elizabeth Ball], who was an Irish botanist, amateur algologist, and botanical illustrator.
Species
As accepted by AlgaeBase;Ballia callitricha Ballia chilensis Ballia crassa Ballia nana Ballia pennoides Ballia sertularioides- ''Ballia vestium''