Fischerella

<i>Fischerella</i>

Fischerella

Genus of cyanobacteria

Fischerella is a genus of cyanobacteria belonging to the family Hapalosiphonaceae.[1]

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The genus was first described by M. Gomont in 1895.[1]

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[2]

The genus name of Deightoniella is in honour of Christian Fischer (1801 - 1892), who was a Bohemian scientist and industrialist from Karlsbad (Baden).[3]

The genus was circumscribed by Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet and Charles Henri Marie Flahault in J. Bot. (Morot) Vol.9 on pages 51-52 in 1895.

Known species:

  • Fischerella major
  • Fischerella muscicola

References

  1. [1]
    "Fischerella (Bornet & Flahault) Gomont, 1895 :: Algaebase". www.algaebase.org. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Fischerella Bornet & Flahault". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  3. [3]
    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.
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