Biology:Pseudoscourfieldia

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Short description: Genus of algae

Pseudoscourfieldia
Scientific classification e
(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Pyramimonadophyceae
Order: Pseudoscourfieldiales
Family: Pycnococcaceae
Genus: Pseudoscourfieldia
I.Manton

Pseudoscourfieldia is a genus of green algae in the family Pycnococcaceae.[1]

The genus name of Scourfieldia is in honour of David Joseph Scourfield FLS FRMS ISO (1866–1949), who was a British civil servant and biologist known as an authority on the Cladocera.[2]

Species

  • Pseudoscourfieldia marina (J.Throndsen) Manton, 1975

Also Pseudoscourfieldia longifilis (Butcher) R.E.Norris, 1980 now accepted as Nephroselmis pyriformis (N.Carter) Ettl, 1982[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7255540 entry