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Wittrockiella

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Wittrockiella
Herbarium specimen of Wittrockiella salina.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: UTC clade
Order: Cladophorales
Family: Pithophoraceae
Genus: Wittrockiella
Wille
Species

Wittrockiella is a genus of green algae in the family Pithophoraceae.[1] This genus was first described by Nordal Wille in 1909.[2]

The genus name is for Veit Brecher Wittrock, a Swedish botanist (1839-1914).

Species

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Species in this genus include:[3]

References

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  1. ^ W. A., Nelson (2013). New Zealand seaweeds : an illustrated guide. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Papa Press. p. 40. ISBN 9780987668813. OCLC 841897290.
  2. ^ Wille, N. (1909). "Algologische Notizen XV. Über Wittrockiella nov. gen". Nytt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne. 47: 209–225 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ Guiry, M.D. (2019). "Wittrockiella Wille, 1909". www.algaebase.org. National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 25 January 2019.