''Hazenia'' is a
genus
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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
Gayraliaceae
Gayraliaceae is a family of green algae in the order Ulotrichales
Ulotrichales is an order of green algae in the class Ulvophyceae.See the NCBIbr>webpage on Ulotrichales Data extracted from the
Genera unplaced to family (''incertae sedis'' ...
.
The genus name of ''Hazenia'' is in honour of
Tracy Elliot Hazen
Tracy Elliot Hazen (July 4, 1874 – March 16, 1943) was an American botanist and author specializing in the study of fresh water algae.
In 1958, botanist Harold Charles Bold published ''Hazenia'', which is a genus of green algae in the family Gay ...
(1874–1943), who was an American
botanist
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and
author
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"''An author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility f ...
specializing in the study of
fresh water
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does include ...
sourced
algae
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.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by
Harold Charles Bold
Harold Charles Bold (1909–1987) was an American botanist.
Early life
Bold was born on June 16, 1909, in New York City to Edward Bold and Louise (Krüsi) Bold. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University in 1929, Phi Beta Kappa., ...
in
Amer. J. Bot. vol.45 on page 742 in 1958.
References
External links
Ulvophyceae genera
Ulotrichales
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