''Scherffelia'' is a
genus
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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 alg ...
in the family
Chlorodendraceae
Chlorodendraceae is a family 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 (Embryophyt ...
.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every po ...
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
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.
Species
As accepted by
WoRMS Worms may refer to:
*Worm, an invertebrate animal with a tube-like body and no limbs
Places
*Worms, Germany, a city
** Worms (electoral district)
* Worms, Nebraska, U.S.
*Worms im Veltlintal, the German name for Bormio, Italy
Arts and entertai ...
;
* ''
Scherffelia bichlora''
* ''
Scherffelia deformis''
* ''
Scherffelia dubia''
* ''
Scherffelia incisa''
* ''
Scherffelia pelagica''
* ''
Scherffelia phacus''
Former Species;
* ''S. opisthostigma'' accepted as ''Scherffelia dubia''
* ''S. ovata'' accepted as ''Scherffelia dubia''
References
External links
Chlorophyta genera
Chlorodendrophyceae
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