Apjohnia

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Apjohnia

Genus of algae

Apjohnia is a genus of green algae in the family Siphonocladaceae.[1]

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The genus name of Apjohnia is in honour of Anne Apjohn, the wife of James Apjohn (1796–1886), the Irish chemist.[2]

Species

As accepted by WoRMS;[3]

  • Apjohnia laetevirens Harvey, 1855
  • Apjohnia scoparia (Kützing) Valet, 1997

Former species;

  • A. rugulosa (G.Martens) G.Murray, 1891 now accepted as synonym of Cladophora prolifera (Roth) Kützing, 1843
  • A. tropica P.Crouan & H.Crouan, 1865 accepted as synonym of Siphonocladus tropicus (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) J.Agardh, 1887

References

  1. [1]
    See the NCBI webpage on Apjohnia. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  2. [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. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  3. [3]
    "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Apjohnia Harvey, 1855". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 28 December 2022.


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