''Scourfieldia'' is a
genus
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of
green algae
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in the family
Scourfieldiaceae. ''Cardiomona'' Korshikov is an invalid synonym.
The genus was
circumscribed
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by
George Stephen West
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in J. Bot. vol.50 on page 326 in 1912.
The genus name of ''Scourfieldia'' is in honour of
David Joseph Scourfield FLS FRMS ISO
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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
* ''
Scourfieldia complanata''
G. S. West, 1912
* ''
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
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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 FLS FRMS ISO (1866–1949), who was a British civil servant and biologist known as an auth ...
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References
External links
Chlorophyta genera
Pedinophyceae
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