ctenophore genus การใช้

• The plant genus " Mertensia " from the family Boraginaceae is named after him, while the ctenophore genus " Mertensia " is named after his son Karl Heinrich Mertens ( 1796-1830 ).
• Cape Mertens ( 64?2 N, 172?5 W ) east of the Chukot Peninsula at the exit from the Senyavin Straits is named in his honour, as is the ctenophore genus " Mertensia " created by Lesson in 1830 and the family Mertensiidae by Louis Agassiz in 1860, as well as many specific names.