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Apjohnia

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Apjohnia
Apjohnia laetevirens
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Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: UTC clade
Order: Cladophorales
Family: Siphonocladaceae
Genus: Apjohnia
Harvey

Apjohnia is a genus of green algae in the family Siphonocladaceae.[1]

The genus name of Apjohnia is in honour of Anne Apjohn, the wife of James Apjohn (1796–1886), the Irish chemist.[2]

Species

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As accepted by WoRMS;[3]

Former species;

  • A. rugulosa (G.Martens) G.Murray, 1891 now accepted as synonym of Cladophora prolifera (Roth) Kützing, 1843
  • A. tropica P.Crouan & H.Crouan, 1865 accepted as synonym of Siphonocladus tropicus (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) J.Agardh, 1887

References

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  1. ^ See the NCBI webpage on Apjohnia. 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. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Apjohnia Harvey, 1855". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 28 December 2022.