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Synura Hibernica
''Synura'' is a genus of colonial chrysomonad algae covered in silica scales. It is the most conspicuous genus of the order Synurales The synurids (order Synurales) are a small group of heterokont algae, found mostly in freshwater environments, characterized by cells covered in silica scales. Characteristics They are covered in silicate scales and spines. In ''Synura'', thes .... Classification The present taxonomy recognizes five sections: *Section Peterseniae **'' S. americana'' **'' S. australiensis'' **'' S. borealis'' **'' S. conopea'' **'' S. glabra'' **'' S. heteropora'' **'' S. hibernica'' **'' S. laticarina'' **'' S. longisquama'' **'' S. macracantha'' **'' S. macropora'' **'' S. petersenii'' *Section Spinosae **'' S. curtispina'' **'' S. mollispina'' **'' S. nygaardii'' **'' S. sphagnicola'' **'' S. spinosa'' *Section Echinulatae **'' S. biseriata'' **'' S. echinulata'' **'' S. leptorrhabda'' **'' S. mammillosa'' **'' S. multidentata'' *Section Splendidae **'' S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (19 April 1795 – 27 June 1876) was a German naturalist, zoologist, comparative anatomist, geologist, and microscopist. Ehrenberg was an evangelist and was considered to be of the most famous and productive scientists of his time. Early collections The son of a judge, Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg was born in Delitzsch, near Leipzig. He first studied theology at the University of Leipzig, then medicine and natural sciences in Berlin and became a friend of the famous explorer Alexander von Humboldt. In 1818, he completed his doctoral dissertation on fungi, ''Sylvae mycologicae Berolinenses.'' In 1820–1825, on a scientific expedition to the Middle East with his friend Wilhelm Hemprich, he collected thousands of specimens of plants and animals. He investigated parts of Egypt, the Libyan Desert, the Nile valley and the northern coasts of the Red Sea, where he made a special study of the corals. Subsequently, parts of Syria, Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synura Macracantha
''Synura'' is a genus of colonial chrysomonad algae covered in silica Silicon dioxide, also known as silica, is an oxide of silicon with the chemical formula , most commonly found in nature as quartz and in various living organisms. In many parts of the world, silica is the major constituent of sand. Silica is o ... scales. It is the most conspicuous genus of the order Synurales. Classification The present taxonomy recognizes five sections: *Section Peterseniae **'' S. americana'' **'' S. australiensis'' **'' S. borealis'' **'' S. conopea'' **'' S. glabra'' **'' S. heteropora'' **'' S. hibernica'' **'' S. laticarina'' **'' S. longisquama'' **'' S. macracantha'' **'' S. macropora'' **'' S. petersenii'' *Section Spinosae **'' S. curtispina'' **'' S. mollispina'' **'' S. nygaardii'' **'' S. sphagnicola'' **'' S. spinosa'' *Section Echinulatae **'' S. biseriata'' **'' S. echinulata'' **'' S. leptorrhabda'' **'' S. mammillosa'' **'' S. multidentata'' *Section Splendidae **'' S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |