Skvortzoviothrix
Skvortzoviothrix is a genus of green algae, in the family Chaetophoraceae. As of February 2022, the only species is Skvortzoviothrix terrestris.[1]
| Skvortzoviothrix | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Chaetophorales |
| Family: | Chaetophoraceae |
| Genus: | Skvortzoviothrix Bourrelly[1] |
| Species: | S. terrestris |
| Binomial name | |
| Skvortzoviothrix terrestris (Skvortsov) P.Bourrelly[1] | |
The genus was circumscribed by Pierre Paul Charles Bourrelly in Algues Eau Douce ed. 2, vol.1 on page 546 in 1972.
The genus name of Skvortzoviothrix is in honour of Boris Vassilievich Skvortzov (1896–1980), who was a Polish-Russian-Brazilian botanist (Algology and Mycology), and teacher. He also worked as a researcher in Harbin, China.[2]
References
- Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Skvortzoviothrix". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- 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. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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