''Draparnaldiopsis'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
green algae
The green algae (singular: green alga) are a group consisting of the Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister which contains the Chlorophyta and Charophyta/Streptophyta. The land plants (Embryophytes) have emerged deep in the Charophyte alga as ...
in the family
Chaetophoraceae
Chaetophoraceae is a family of green algae in the order Chaetophorales.
Genera
* '' Arthrochaete''
* '' Caespitella''
* '' Cedercreutziella''
* '' Chaetomnion''
* '' Chaetonemopsis''
* '' Chaetophora''
* '' Chloroclonium''
* '' Chlorofilum''
* ...
.
The genus name of ''Draparnaldiopsis'' is in honour of
Jacques Philippe Raymond Draparnaud
Jacques Philippe Raymond Draparnaud (3 June 1772, Montpellier – 2 February 1804) was a French naturalist, malacologist and botanist.
Draparnaud is considered the father of malacology in France. He was professor of medicine and pathology at th ...
(1772–1804), who was a French naturalist,
malacologist
Malacology is the branch of invertebrate zoology that deals with the study of the Mollusca (mollusks or molluscs), the second-largest phylum of animals in terms of described species after the arthropods. Mollusks include snails and slugs, clams, ...
and botanist.
The genus was
circumscribed
In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius.
Not every polyg ...
by
Gilbert Morgan Smith
Gilbert Morgan Smith (6 January 1885, Beloit, Wisconsin – 11 July 1959) was a botanist and phycologist, who worked primarily on the algae. He was best known for his books, particularly the ''Freshwater Algae of the United States'', the ''Marine ...
and
Frederick Detlev Klyver in Trans. Amer. Microscop. Soc. Vol.48 on page 200 in 1929.
References
External links
Chaetophorales genera
Chaetophoraceae
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