Floydiella
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| Floydiella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Chaetopeltidales |
| Family: | Chaetopeltidaceae |
| Genus: | Floydiella Friedl & O'Kelly, 2002 |
| Type species | |
| Floydiella terrestris (R.D.Groover & A.M.Hofstetter) Friedl & O'Kelly, 2002 | |
| Species[1] | |
Floydiella is a genus of green algae in the family Chaetopeltidaceae.[1]
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.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Thomas Friedl and Charles J. O'Kelly in Eur. J. Phycol. Vol.37 on page 382 in 2002.
