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Bossiella Chiloensis
''Bossiella'' is a genus of coralline algae with 5 recognised species. It reproduces via conceptacles; individual thalli only produce conceptacles of a single sex. Species The valid species currently considered to belong to this genus are: *''Bossiella californica'' *'' Bossiella chiloensis'' *'' Bossiella compressa'' *'' Bossiella orbigniana'' *'' Bossiella plumosa'' References * External linksImagesof ''Bossiella'' at Algaebase AlgaeBase is a global species database of information on all groups of algae, both marine and freshwater, as well as sea-grass. History AlgaeBase began in March 1996, founded by Michael Guiry. Text was copied from this source, which is avail ... Corallinaceae Red algae genera {{Rhodophyta-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Silva
Paul Claude Silva (October 31, 1922 – June 12, 2014) was a phycologist, marine biologist, and algal taxonomist considered to be the world's leading expert in the chlorophyte green algal genus ''Codium''. Silva was also an expert in botanical nomenclature and was an editor of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature's Eighth through Sixteenth International Botanical Congresses. Biography Silva completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Southern California, though his education was interrupted by World War II. He served in the US Navy on the USS Darby, participating in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. He attended Stanford University for his master's degree studying under Gilbert Morgan Smith, and University of California, Berkeley for his Ph.D. Silva later worked as a Research Botanist and Curator of Algae at the UCB herbarium. Honours He has been honoured in the naming of several taxa of algae. In 1999, ''Silvetia'' In the Fucaceae family) was published by bota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |