''Floydiella'' 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
Chaetopeltidaceae
Chaetopeltidaceae are a family of green algae in the order Chaetopeltidales
Chaetopeltidales are an order of green algae
The green algae (singular: green alga) are a group consisting of the Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister which ...
.
The genus name of ''Floydiella'' is in honour of Gary L. Floyd (b.1940), an American botanist and Professor of Botany at
Columbus State Community College
Columbus State Community College (CSCC) is a public community college in Columbus, Ohio. Founded as Columbus Area Technician's School in 1963, it was renamed Columbus Technical Institute in 1965 and was renamed again to its current name in 198 ...
.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by Thomas Friedl and Charles J. O'Kelly in Eur. J. Phycol. Vol.37 on page 382 in 2002.
References
External links
Chlorophyceae genera
Chaetopeltidales
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