Jaagiella

Jaagiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Chaetophorales
Family: Chaetophoraceae
Genus: Jaagiella
Vischer, 1960
Type species
Jaagiella alpicola
Species[1]

Jaagiella is a genus of green algae in the family Chaetophoraceae.[1]

The genus name of Jaagiella is in honour of Otto Jaag (1900-1978), who was a Swissr (Hydro-)Biology (botanist, interested in Algology and Mykology) and was Professor of Hydrobiology at the ETH in Zürich.[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Wilhelm Vischer in Schweiz. Z. Hydrol. vol.22 on pages 330 and 346 in 1960.

References

  1. ^ a b Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2007). "Genus: Jaagiella taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  2. ^ 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.


Stub icon

This Chlorophyceae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.