''Fischerella'' is a genus of
cyanobacteria belonging to the family
Hapalosiphonaceae
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.
The genus was
first described by M. Gomont in 1895.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution.
The genus name of ''Deightoniella'' is in honour of Christian Fischer (1801 - 1892), who was a
Bohemian
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scientist and industrialist from
Karlsbad (Baden)
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Geography and history
The municipality is situated on the Alb-Pfinz Plateau in the northern Black Forest, 8 km ...
.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every po ...
by Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet and Charles Henri Marie Flahault in J. Bot. (Morot) Vol.9 on pages 51-52 in 1895.
Known species:
* ''
Fischerella major''
* ''
Fischerella muscicola''
References
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Nostocales
Cyanobacteria genera