Biology:Scherffelia

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Short description: Genus of algae

Scherffelia
Scherffelia dubia.jpg
Scientific classification e
(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorodendrophyceae
Order: Chlorodendrales
Family: Chlorodendraceae
Genus: Scherffelia
Pascher

Scherffelia is a genus of green algae in the family Chlorodendraceae.[1]

The genus was circumscribed by Adolf A. Pascher in Lotos vol.59 on page 341 in 1911.

The genus name of Scherffelia is in honour of Aladár Scherffel (1865–1938), who was a Hungarian botanist (Algology) and mycologist.[2]

Species

As accepted by WoRMS;[3]

  • Scherffelia bichlora (H.Ettl & O.Ettl) Massjuk & Lilitsk, 2006
  • Scherffelia deformis Skuja, 1939
  • Scherffelia dubia (Perty) Pascher, 1912
  • Scherffelia incisa (Nygaard) Massjuk & Lilitsk, 2006
  • Scherffelia pelagica Skuja, 1948
  • Scherffelia phacus Pascher, 1912

Former Species;

  • S. opisthostigma Skuja, 1948 accepted as Scherffelia dubia
  • S. ovata Pascher, 1927 accepted as Scherffelia dubia

References

  1. See the NCBI webpage on Scherffelia. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. http://ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/pub/taxonomy/. Retrieved 2007-03-19. 
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022) (in German) (pdf). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022. 
  3. "Scherffelia Pascher, 1911". WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=370197. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2233633 entry