Hariotina
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Hariotina | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Hariotina reticulata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Sphaeropleales |
| Family: | Scenedesmaceae |
| Genus: | Hariotina P.-A.Dangeard |
| Type species | |
| Hariotina reticulata P.A.Dangeard[1] | |
| Species[1] | |
Hariotina is a genus of green algae in the family Scenedesmaceae.[2] They are classified in the subfamily Coelastroideae.[3]
The genus name of Hariotina is in honour of Paul Auguste Joseph Valentin Hariot (1854-1917), who was a French naturalist, botanist (Bryology, and Algology) and apothecary. In 1882, he worked in the Cryptogam department of the National Museum of Natural History, France in Paris.[4]
The genus was circumscribed by Pierre Augustin Dangeard in Botaniste vol.1 on page 162 in 1889.
Species of Hariotina are typically found in stagnant water in tropical or subtropical regions. Some species have also been found in temperate regions and large rivers.[3]
