Apjohnia
Genus of algae
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Apjohnia is a genus of green algae in the family Siphonocladaceae.[1]
| Apjohnia | |
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| Apjohnia laetevirens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Ulvophyceae |
| Order: | Cladophorales |
| Family: | Siphonocladaceae |
| Genus: | Apjohnia Harvey |
The genus name of Apjohnia is in honour of Anne Apjohn, the wife of James Apjohn (1796–1886), the Irish chemist.[2]
Species
- Apjohnia laetevirens Harvey, 1855
- Apjohnia scoparia (Kützing) Valet, 1997
Former species;
- A. rugulosa (G.Martens) G.Murray, 1891 now accepted as synonym of Cladophora prolifera (Roth) Kützing, 1843
- A. tropica P.Crouan & H.Crouan, 1865 accepted as synonym of Siphonocladus tropicus (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) J.Agardh, 1887
