''Draparnaldiopsis'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
green algae
The green algae (singular: green alga) are a group consisting of the Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister which contains the Chlorophyta and Charophyta/Streptophyta. The land plants (Embryophytes) have emerged deep in the Charophyte alga as ...
in the family
Chaetophoraceae
Chaetophoraceae is a family of green algae in the order Chaetophorales.
Genera
* '' Arthrochaete''
* '' Caespitella''
* '' Cedercreutziella''
* '' Chaetomnion''
* '' Chaetonemopsis''
* '' Chaetophora''
* '' Chloroclonium''
* '' Chlorofilum''
* ...
.
The genus name of ''Draparnaldiopsis'' is in honour of
Jacques Philippe Raymond Draparnaud (1772–1804), who was a French naturalist,
malacologist and botanist.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by
Gilbert Morgan Smith
Gilbert Morgan Smith (6 January 1885, Beloit, Wisconsin – 11 July 1959) was a botanist and phycologist, who worked primarily on the algae. He was best known for his books, particularly the ''Freshwater Algae of the United States'', the ''Marine ...
and
Frederick Detlev Klyver in Trans. Amer. Microscop. Soc. Vol.48 on page 200 in 1929.
References
External links
Chaetophorales genera
Chaetophoraceae
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