''Struveopsis'' 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
Boodleaceae.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every po ...
by
Willem ten Rhijne (Wilhelmus ten Rhyne) and
Harold Ernest Robinson
Harold Ernest Robinson (May 22, 1932 – December 17, 2020) was an American botanist and entomologist.
Career
Robinson's specialty was the sunflower family (Asteraceae) and the bryophytes. He has named or described over 2,800 new species and s ...
in Phytologia vol.17 (7) on pages 467-468 in 1968.
The genus name of ''Struveopsis'' is in honour of Gustav Adolph Struve (1811–1889), who was a German
Apothecary
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and
botanist. He was an apothecary in his hometown of
Dresden
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.
Species
* ''
Struveopsis chagoensis
''Struveopsis'' is a genus of green algae in the family Boodleaceae.
The genus was circumscribed by Willem ten Rhijne (Wilhelmus ten Rhyne) and Harold Ernest Robinson in Phytologia vol.17 (7) on pages 467-468 in 1968.
The genus name of ''Struveo ...
''
Rhyne & H.Robinson, 1968
* ''
Struveopsis covalamensis
''Struveopsis'' is a genus of green algae in the family Boodleaceae.
The genus was circumscribed by Willem ten Rhijne (Wilhelmus ten Rhyne) and Harold Ernest Robinson in Phytologia vol.17 (7) on pages 467-468 in 1968.
The genus name of ''Struveo ...
''
(Iyengar) P.C.Silva, 1996
* ''
Struveopsis siamensis
''Struveopsis'' is a genus of green algae in the family Boodleaceae.
The genus was circumscribed by Willem ten Rhijne (Wilhelmus ten Rhyne) and Harold Ernest Robinson in Phytologia vol.17 (7) on pages 467-468 in 1968.
The genus name of ''Struveo ...
''
(Egerod) P.C.Silva, 1996
* ''
Struveopsis sp. SF-7-6-94-1-14''
''Struveopsis robusta''
(Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Rhyne & H.Robinson, 1968 is now a synonym of ''
Phyllodictyon robustum''
(Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Leliaert & Wysor, 2008
References
External links
Boodleaceae
Cladophorales genera
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