Scherffelia is a genus of green algae in the family Chlorodendraceae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorodendrophyceae |
| Order: | Chlorodendrales |
| Family: | Chlorodendraceae |
| Genus: | Scherffelia Pascher |
The genus was circumscribed 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.[2]
Species edit
- Scherffelia bichlora (H.Ettl & O.Ettl) Massjuk & Lilitsk, 2006
- Scherffelia deformis Skuja, 1939
- Scherffelia dubia (Perty) Pascher, 1912
- Scherffelia incisa (Nygaard) Massjuk & Lilitsk, 2006
- Scherffelia pelagica Skuja, 1948
- Scherffelia phacus Pascher, 1912
Former Species;
- S. opisthostigma Skuja, 1948 accepted as Scherffelia dubia
- S. ovata Pascher, 1927 accepted as Scherffelia dubia
References edit
- ^ See the NCBI webpage on Scherffelia. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "Scherffelia Pascher, 1911". www.marinespecies.org. WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
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