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Scherffelia

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Scherffelia
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Clade: 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

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As accepted by WoRMS;[3]

Former Species;

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

References

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  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.