Scherffelia

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

Scherffelia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorodendrophyceae
Order: Chlorodendrales
Family: Chlorodendraceae
Genus: Scherffelia
Pascher

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. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  3. "Scherffelia Pascher, 1911". www.marinespecies.org. WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 17 October 2022.


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