''Scourfieldia'' is a
genus 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
Scourfieldiaceae
Scourfieldiaceae is a family of green algae in the order Scourfieldiales.See the NCBI
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is part of the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM), a branch of the National Institut ...
. ''Cardiomona'' Korshikov is an invalid synonym.
The genus was
circumscribed by
George Stephen West in J. Bot. vol.50 on page 326 in 1912.
The genus name of ''Scourfieldia'' is in honour of
David Joseph Scourfield
David Joseph Scourfield FLS FRMS ISO (October 20, 1866 – October 3, 1949) was a British civil servant and biologist known as an authority on the Cladocera. He served as president of the Quekett Microscopical Club and vice president of the Roya ...
FLS FRMS ISO (1866–1949), who was a British civil servant and biologist known as an authority on the
Cladocera.
Species
''Scourfieldia'' contains the following species:
[John, David M., Whitton, Brian A., & Brook, Alan J. (Eds). ''The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles: An Identification Guide to Freshwater and Terrestrial Algae.'' Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2005. 286. ]
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Scourfieldia caeca
''Scourfieldia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Scourfieldiaceae. ''Cardiomona'' Korshikov is an invalid synonym.
The genus was circumscribed by George Stephen West in J. Bot. vol.50 on page 326 in 1912.
The genus name of ''Scourfield ...
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(Korshikov) J.H.Belcher & Swale, 1963
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Scourfieldia complanata
''Scourfieldia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Scourfieldiaceae. ''Cardiomona'' Korshikov is an invalid synonym.
The genus was circumscribed by George Stephen West in J. Bot. vol.50 on page 326 in 1912.
The genus name of ''Scourfield ...
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G. S. West, 1912
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Scourfieldia cordiformis
''Scourfieldia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Scourfieldiaceae. ''Cardiomona'' Korshikov is an invalid synonym.
The genus was circumscribed by George Stephen West in J. Bot. vol.50 on page 326 in 1912.
The genus name of ''Scourfield ...
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Takeda, 1916
WoRMS also accepts;
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Scourfieldia chlorolateralis
''Scourfieldia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Scourfieldiaceae. ''Cardiomona'' Korshikov is an invalid synonym.
The genus was circumscribed by George Stephen West in J. Bot. vol.50 on page 326 in 1912.
The genus name of ''Scourfield ...
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* ''
Scourfieldia conica
''Scourfieldia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Scourfieldiaceae. ''Cardiomona'' Korshikov is an invalid synonym.
The genus was circumscribed by George Stephen West in J. Bot. vol.50 on page 326 in 1912.
The genus name of ''Scourfield ...
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* ''
Scourfieldia ovata
''Scourfieldia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Scourfieldiaceae. ''Cardiomona'' Korshikov is an invalid synonym.
The genus was circumscribed by George Stephen West in J. Bot. vol.50 on page 326 in 1912.
The genus name of ''Scourfield ...
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Scourfieldia quadrata
''Scourfieldia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Scourfieldiaceae. ''Cardiomona'' Korshikov is an invalid synonym.
The genus was circumscribed by George Stephen West in J. Bot. vol.50 on page 326 in 1912.
The genus name of ''Scourfield ...
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Former species;
* ''Scourfieldia magnopyrenoidea'' accepted as (synonym of) ''Scourfieldia caeca''
* ''Scourfieldia marina'' accepted as (Synonym of) ''
Pseudoscourfieldia marina
''Pseudoscourfieldia'' is a genus of green algae in the family Pycnococcaceae.
The genus name of ''Scourfieldia'' is in honour of David Joseph Scourfield Fellow of the Linnaean Society, FLS FRMS Imperial Service Order, ISO (1866–1949), who was ...
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References
External links
Chlorophyta genera
Pedinophyceae
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